Laser removal of heart device wires safe for older patients

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 15:31 in Health & Medicine

Using a laser to remove wires connecting implanted pacemakers and defibrillators to the heart is as safe in people age 80 or older as it is in younger patients, according to research reported in Circulation: Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology, an American Heart Association journal.

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