GREENVILLE, S.C. — After three days of pounding migraines, Dennis Young slid into his green Honda Accord and drove the mile from his home to the emergency room. "I was beet red and sweating like crazy ...

A Pawnee County man is recovering at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital Thursday morning. He's only the second Oklahoman to have his heart jump started by a special device. Ralph Dooley still has his sense ...

INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Fla. — Regis Magyar "died" four times this year. That is his heart went into fibrillation and stopped working — once while in the hospital, twice while at home and once as he was ...

(Reuters Health) - Patients who have just survived a heart attack and consequently have a dangerously-weak heart face a high risk of sudden death. Giving them a wearable defibrillator that can restart ...

For thousands of Coloradans at serious risk for a sudden heart attack, some doctors and patients say a high-tech vest that literally jumpstarts the heart can be the difference between life and death.

MONDAY, March 28, 2016 -- A vest containing a defibrillator may be an option for some heart patients who can't use an implantable defibrillator -- the device that can shock the heart back to a proper ...

TULSA, Okla. — Mike Larkin, a 75-year-old military veteran, and his wife Terry are about to take the trip of a lifetime. Mike said he and his wife are going to Paris for a cruise through Prague and ...

The vest itself consists of a chest garment and electrode belt worn as a vest, with a display unit and monitor/defibrillator carried in a holster that can be worn as a waist belt or over the shoulder.

A new external defibrillator that is worn like a vest is helping to save the lives of heart disease sufferers, according to a Raleigh doctor who recommends it to many patients. A new external ...

The alarm echoed through the house, jolting Carolyn Shaw awake at 1 a.m. in her living room. But her husband, Gary, lay next to her in his recliner undisturbed. " Weeeoooo, weeeoooo, potential shock ...

SUSSEX (WITI) -- It's not a fashion statement. It's a life saving medical device. The LifeVest is a wearable defibrillator you can wear under your clothes, that will shock you if you have a heart ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The FDA recently approved a wearable defibrillator to protect children at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. The vest is a good alternative to an implantable device that requires ...