Garda and golfer Séamus Patton (57) is among those in Ireland hoping the donation of an organ will give them more time ...

SAM ALLARDYCE has revealed how he has needed mental health support since being out of work. Big Sam, 71, last managed Leeds ...

Irish motorists are being warned of the implications of not disclosing medical conditions that could impede their driving. Failure to disclose a series of conditions could result in serious ...

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today announced CE mark approval and the first commercial European implants for its OmniaSecure system.

Lead extraction is a specialized procedure used to remove wires from pacemakers or defibrillators when they become infected, damaged, or unsafe to leave in place. Over time, ...

Gladys Knepper, at 93, had a morning routine that never wavered. She woke up at 6 and made her bed. She got a pot of coffee going and went outside to pick up her copy of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

The PRAETORIAN-XL (A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Subcutaneous and Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy—Long-Term Follow-Up) trial results demonstrated no differences in ...

If you have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and especially if you have obstructive HCM that reduces blood flow out of your heart, you and your doctor may discuss ways to lower your risk of sudden ...

Physicians at Mercy Fort Smith are among the first in Arkansas to implant a new type of defibrillator. The Medtronic EV-ICD places a lead under the breastbone instead of inside the heart or veins.

Byron Black was executed in Nashville on Tuesday morning after a first-of-its-kind legal battle over the deactivation of Black’s implanted heart device. The state Supreme Court recently ruled that ...

The execution of Byron Black, who has been on death row since 1989, has been surrounded by a peculiar set of ethical dilemmas that his lawyers say warrant a stay on the scheduled killing. At least one ...