Study: Simple Life-Saving Shock Device Worth Cost
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Less-costly versions of implanted  heart devices represent a good value for most patients who need  them, according to a cost analysis study presented on  Wednesday.
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Nearly a third of patients with misfiring or quivering hearts in U.S. hospitals do not get the life-saving defibrillator shocks they need within the critical first two minutes of cardiac arrest, a study published on Wednesday said.
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Experts say the new experimental fabric device that helps weak hearts pump more efficiently could fill a gap for people who are not helped by drugs or pacemakers.
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A novel wireless EKG monitor could make diagnosing heart conditions much easier.
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Tiny hard drive will feature improved impact protection.
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The sickest heart patients fare better when they are outfitted with an artificial device and tethered to a dishwasher-size power source while waiting for a heart transplant, says a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Cardiac pacemakers could help prevent unexpected epilepsy deaths in some sufferers, a new study suggests. The research, published in medical journal The Lancet, claims that devices to monitor and correct abnormal heart beats could save lives.
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Devices that monitor and correct abnormal heart beats could prevent thousands of epilepsy-related deaths, experts believe.
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Building an artificial heart has proved tougher than landing men on the moon, but a new study shows that a heart once considered a flop can prolong the lives of desperately sick patients until a donor heart is found.
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Less-costly versions of implanted heart devices represent a good value for most patients who need them, according to a cost analysis study presented on Wednesday.
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It took a record nine months in intensive care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, but a Kansas man will be back home Saturday, thanks to an experimental heart-assist device that keeps his heart pumping.
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Cardiac pacemakers could help reduce the high incidence of sudden death among those with epilepsy, a British study indicates. Four of 20 patients monitored for up to 22
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NEW YORK  - By delivering a small shock  that gets the heart beating regularly again, implantable  cardioverter-defibrillator or ICDs can save the lives of  patients with heart conditions. However, new research indicates  that this benefit may not extend to patients who've had a  recent heart attack.
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Pricey pacemakers that regulate the heart's upper and lower chambers separately are worth the extra cost because they help keep patients out of the hospital, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Certain adapters may pose a risk of fire or electrical shock.
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No one hurt as small device leaves minor damage.
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In recent years, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have entered public spaces to treat someone suffering what bystanders may assume is a heart attack: Clutching the chest, the victim collapses, unconscious.