About one in 25 patients who has surgery to replace the battery in an under-the-skin chest device that shocks the heart experiences a complication within 45 days, a new study suggests. The implantable ...

Every passenger that steps onto a commercial flight puts their life in the hands of the flight's crew and the airline. The crew is tasked with ensuring the plane reaches its destination safely, and ...

Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday had minor surgery to receive a new battery for an implanted device that monitors his heart rhythms, his spokeswoman said. "The device was successfully replaced ...

NATICK, Mass., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --New data from 100,438 patients with Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy ...