Canyon Vista Medical Center in Sierra Vista has completed $1.3 million in upgrades to its cardiac catheterization lab, ...

In Nigeria, however, emergency medical transportation remains a major public health gap. Many hospitals, particularly in rural and semi-urban communities, either lack ambulances or rely on outdated ...

Chest pain is often mistaken for acidity or stress, but ignoring it can be fatal. A cardiologist explains how mild discomfort can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.

Advanced care provided by air ambulance teams was linked to higher survival rates in major trauma patients. Researchers found that more people survived than predicted by standard models, including ...

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, or OHCA, is a leading cause of mortality worldwide and 90% of cases are fatal. Patients lose cardiac function and circulation, and every minute they remain untreated ...

Five members of the Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services were honored as First Friday Heroes for saving the life of a 17-year-old who went into cardiac arrest.

Criteria for who should get heart surgery and when are based primarily on research in men, but two studies suggest this leads ...

The implantable blood pressure sensor will now be available to patients with chronic heart failure through the NHS.

More than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States each year. This February, during American Heart Month, the American Heart ...

A hazardous chemical leaked at a factory in Ulsan, leaving one worker in cardiac arrest and transported to a hospital.

Caring for your heart, and responding if someone else’s heart suddenly stops, can help protect your independence and the people you love.

Air ambulance pre-hospital care (HEMS) may make surviving critical injury more likely as it's associated with saving 5 more lives than would be expected in every 100 major trauma cases, suggests an ...