Cleveland Clinic researchers found only 14% of 344
patients with a pacemaker, implantable cardioverterdefibrillator
or biventricular pacemaker could answer
seven basic questions about their device. How much do
you know about yours?
If your heart isn’t beating normally, you may be one of millions who benefit from a cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED). These small, battery-powered devices implanted under the skin include pacemakers for speeding up slow hearts, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for preventing sudden cardiac death and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices, which help the heart contract […]
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