Each year, tens of thousands of Americans have defibrillators implanted in their chests to regulate heart rhythm. Earlier this year, the death of a 21-year-old from a malfunctioning device focused new ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is set to ...

I've seen emergency defibrillators in public places, but I've also heard that some people need to wear them or have them ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, the state's high court ruled on Thursday. The ruling overturns a lower court's order ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On extremely hot days, people with implanted defibrillators face nearly triple the odds for a dangerous arrhythmia known as atrial ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update: The attorneys for Byron Black are urging the Tennessee Supreme Court to reject the Tennessee Department of Corrections’ appeal to bypass the injunction to deactivate ...

A new study concludes that millions of Americans would benefit from an implanted device that delivers an electric shock to a heart that has stopped beating effectively. The study looked at people who ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - 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 ...

Thousands of Americans with heart trouble have small implanted defibrillators, to help regulate their heartbeat and keep cardiac events at bay. But new research finds that on extremely hot days, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Byron Black. (Tennessee Department of ...