Majority of patients have not thought about deactivating implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), if they were to develop a serious illness from which they were not expected to recuperate, says Penn study. ICDs are small devices placed in a person's chest and help in the treatment of irregular heartbeats with electrical pulses or shocks. But given changes in healthcare, there may be a new reason to do so. A new study led by researchers in the Perelman School ...Wednesday 19 November 2014
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Majority of patients have not thought about deactivating implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), if they were to develop a serious illness from which they were not expected to recuperate, says Penn study. ICDs are small devices placed in a person's chest and help in the treatment of irregular heartbeats with electrical pulses or shocks. But given changes in healthcare, there may be a new reason to do so. A new study led by researchers in the Perelman School ...
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