Credit: Element Sciences. The system uses a proprietary algorithm to detect and classify shockable arrhythmias. The Jewel Patch-WCD is designed to be worn continuously for up to a week at a time ...

Isy Sonabend suffered a heart attack and cardiac arrest, initially mistaking symptoms for indigestion. The LifeVest, a wearable defibrillator, detected his episode and delivered life-saving shocks to ...

A novel, water-resistant patch-wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (P-WCD) is safe and effective for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, according to a study published in the Aug. 6 issue of ...

Results from Optimizing Beta-Blocker Dosage in Female Patients Using the Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (OPT-BB Women) were presented at ESC-HF 2026 CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 12, 2026--(BUSINESS ...

The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) is a non-invasive external device designed to detect and terminate life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients at elevated risk of sudden ...

Medical device maker Zoll Medical Corporation has received FDA premarket approval for a wearable external defibrillator for use in the hospital. Zoll got approval last year for its LifeVest, a similar ...

For patients with certain cardiovascular conditions and risk factors, sudden cardiac arrest is more than a theoretical concern. But over the past 25 years, the development of various types of ...

The Food and Drug Administration granted premarket approval to Zoll Medical Corp. to market and distribute its Hospital Wearable Defibrillator. The device is worn by patients at risk of ventricular ...

A novel, water-resistant patch-wearable cardioverter-defibrillator is safe and effective for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. HealthDay News — A novel, water-resistant patch-wearable ...

ZOLL®, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced that insights from the LifeVest® wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) helped physicians ...