ESC: Bystander Defibrillation Improves Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regardless of emergency medical service (EMS) response time (15 minutes: RR, 1.98).“The findings indicate that when resources are limited, defibrillators should be located in areas where ambulance response tim…
Learn MoreStress, Anxiety Plague Many Who Get Implanted Heart Devices
MONDAY, June 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research finds that many of those who have received an implanted cardiac device to extend their life also have mood disorders, including anxiety, depression and PTSD. “Implantable cardioverter defibrillator…
Learn MoreLos cargadores de los coches eléctricos son seguros para las personas con dispositivos cardiacos: estudio
LUNES, 17 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los coches eléctricos se multiplican con una velocidad de récord, pero, ¿los potentes dispositivos de carga que los coches necesitan son seguros para las personas con dispositivos cardiacos implantados?Sí…
Learn More¿Podría su reloj inteligente interferir con su marcapasos?
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si usted es uno de los millones de personas con un marcapasos o un desfibrilador implantable para ayudar a controlar unos ritmos cardiacos anómalos, ciertos dispositivos para monitorizar la salud qu…
Learn MoreCould Your Smartwatch Interfere With Your Pacemaker?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the millions of people with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to help control abnormal heart rhythms, certain health-tracking devices may do more harm than good.Smartwatches, ring…
Learn MoreAHA: Other Defibrillation Strategies Studied for Refractory V-Fib
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, use of double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) or vector-change (VC) defibrillation results in better sur…
Learn MoreAHA: Other Defibrillation Strategies Studied for Refractory V-Fib
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, use of double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) or vector-change (VC) defibrillation results in better sur…
Learn MoreEfficacy, Safety of Extravascular ICD Explored
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) can be implanted safely, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the European Society…
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