Dr. Dickfeld answers the question: 'Defibrillators For Ventricular Tachycardia?' — -- Question: Do defibrillators help for my newly diagnosed ventricular tachycardia? Answer :As we talked a ...

The cardiac team at Virtua Health’s Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden successfully completed the first implant of a new type of defibrillator in a patient’s heart. The Lead Evaluation for ...

Jan. 1 -- THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Heart patients with a dangerous rapid heartbeat called ventricular tachycardia often get implantable cardiac defibrillators to help control the ...

Defibrillators, with or without cardiac resynchronization therapy, can reduce the rate of sudden death. However, shocks are unpleasant, often unnecessary, and can damage myocardium or defibrillator ...

Two scientists have developed a low-energy defibrillation scheme that significantly reduces the energy needed to re-establish a normal rhythm in the heart's main chambers. They hope this ...

BARCELONA, SPAIN — Data recorded by a wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) can help physicians assess whether a patient at high risk of sudden cardiac death should receive an implantable cardioverter ...

Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rate that occurs in the lower chambers of the heart and lasts for less than 30 seconds. Tachycardia is a heart rate that is faster ...

Q: I was feeling lightheaded and having palpitations, went to the ER and was admitted to the ICU. They said I had a run of ventricular tachycardia. What is this? A: The heartbeat is controlled by ...

Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) is an atypical heart rhythm that can cause chest pain, fainting, and cardiac arrest. Doctors treat it with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillators, and ...