A judge is ordering state officials to turn off a death-row inmate's heart-regulating implanted device to avert the risk that ...

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 has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to deactivate death row inmate Byron Black’s heart device before his scheduled August ...

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

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

Implanted Defibrillators: How Well Do They Work? Date: August 28, 2001 Source: University Of Rochester Medical Center Summary: The implanted cardioverter defibrillator or I.C.D., a medical device ...

Dr. Zipes answers the question: 'Reliability Of Implanted Defibrillators?' — -- Question: How reliable are implanted defibrillators? Answer: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs ...

The implanted cardioverter defibrillator or I.C.D., a medical device that’s become widely known due its use by Vice President Dick Cheney, saves lives most often in the sickest of patients ...

Many patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators fail to meet criteria for use. A study published in JAMA Tuesday looked at more than 100,000 patients and found that one in five of them ...

MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 -- People who have an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD) to control an irregular heartbeat appear to have more car accidents than similarly aged people without such ...

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 rhythm if needed ...