LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio market research analysts forecast the global automated external defibrillator market to grow at a CAGR of over 8% during the period 2018-2022, according to their ...

CHICAGO Heart attack defibrillators can now be purchased for use in the home -- but can having one of these devices at home save your life? A new study suggests the answer is no. Researchers followed ...

Quick use of an AED is the best hope. Now anyone can buy the portable, easy-to-use Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator ($1,995) without a prescription. Heart-health groups and medical professionals ...

We were disappointed by the Sept. 9 news story "Need for Home Defibrillators Questioned." The National Center for Early Defibrillation supports automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for personal ...

Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are easy to use, and they're effective for restoring a regular heart rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest. While they can be operated by people who don't ...

SEATTLE — Having a defibrillator at home can help a heart attack survivor live through a second crisis, but so can CPR and at a much lower cost. That’s the bottom line from the first test of using ...

Ryan Connolly was in good health as he stood in line at his regular taqueria spot in San Carlos, looking forward to putting ...

The American Red Cross is now offering an automated external defibrillator (AED) for use in the home. According to the Red Cross, sudden cardiac arrest claims the lives of 250,000 people in the ...

Defibrillators mounted in many public buildings can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, but they’re almost never used, a new study finds. According to research funded by the National Heart, ...

WASHINGTON -- People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor's prescription to buy devices that jump-start the heart. The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed ...