Tennessee officials must deactivate a death-row inmate 's implanted heart-regulating device to avert the risk that it might ...

A Chancery Court judge says the state must disconnect the heart defibrillator shortly before the inmate's August execution to ...

One of Tennessee’s longest serving death row inmates will be allowed to deactivate a defibrillator implanted in his chest before he’s executed next month.A Davidson County judge ruled Friday that the ...

Micah Clayborne was diagnosed with Danon disease, a rare condition, after complaining of chest pains. He needed a heart ...

Black's attorneys argue the device, implanted to regulate his heartbeat, could interfere with Tennessee's lethal injection ...

Lawyers for a disabled death row inmate are asking the state to ensure that his implanted heart defibrillator is disabled before his execution.

There is increased risk for atrial fibrillation in patients with implanted devices exposed to hot outdoor temperatures.

Byron Black, who is on an implanted defibrillator, wants to make sure his heart does not restart during the execution, ...

Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to a study led by the University of Leeds.The study, funded ...

A French study found that in 14 out of 19 people who survived sudden cardiac arrest during exercise, advanced heart scans ...

Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of heart scarring and related complications, according to a new study.

During an average lifetime, the heart beats more than 2 billion times. To you, it might just be a steady "lub-dub" that speeds up under pressure and slows as you drift to sleep. But behind that ...