Thursday, April 26, 2012
Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older Individuals
(HealthDay News) -- Implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), which deliver an electric shock to avoid sudden death when a heart stops beating appropriately, boost survival in people 75 and older, new research suggests.The discovering contradicts a number of earlier studies, notably a 2007 report from Canada that mentioned the benefits of ICDs were restricted for older people."Their discussion looked at defibrillators in patients who were older and sicker," mentioned Dr. Paul Chan, an
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