Life-saving benefits of implantable defibrillators extend to elderly: study
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - 17:49
in Health & Medicine
Implantable defibrillators may help save the lives of patients with heart damage, including those in their 70s, say researchers who tested the devices in elderly patients.
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