Study finds use of defibrillator implants lags
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 19:49
in Health & Medicine
The devices have been found to help with preventing cardiac deaths, but researchers found only about half who qualify receive the ICDs. Since 1980, when a physician at the Johns Hopkins Hospital first implanted a defibrillator in a human being, doctors have found that the devices can halt sudden cardiac death in many patients whose hearts have weakened pumping ability, as well as...