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Nearly 1 in 4 Implanted Defibrillators are Unnecessary and Risky
By Marc J. Bern - Last updated: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
A new study released today says 22.5% of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are surgically implanted in patients who do not meet medical guidelines for these devices. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a medical device about the size of a cookie implanted in the chest that detects an irregular heartbeat, an arrhythmia, and sends electrical shock to [...]
