The recent government approval of an at-home defibrillator could reasonably be expected to save lives. After all, 61 million Americans have heart disease and most cardiac arrests happen at home. But ...

People can soon plunk down $2,295 for an at-home defibrillator in hopes their loved ones will pull it out and save them if their hearts suddenly stop beating. Government approval of the first ...

Clever design, close attention to human safety issues, and a top man-machine interface make the Philips HeartStart portable home defibrillator one of the hottest medical electronics devices on the ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that some models of HeartStart automated external defibrillators (AED) may not work during a cardiac emergency. The devices, which are made ...