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Many May Get Unneeded Implantable Defibrillators

HealthDay News) — About 20 percent of U.S. patients who receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) may not need it, a new study finds. Patients who receive out-of-guideline ICDs are put at higher risk of death and serious complications than patients … Continue reading

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Boston Scientific heart devices get approval

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boston Scientific Corp won U.S. approval on Thursday to promote three of its implanted cardiac devices for broader use among patients with heart failure. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the company’s Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators, or … Continue reading

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