Unnecessary heart implants?

(CNN) – More than 20 % of patients who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator – a high-tech device that produces electrical impulses to regulate heartbeats and prevent life-threatening arrhythmias – in recent years were not good candidates to receive the device, a new study suggests. Researchers at Duke University looked at more than 111,000 patients who … Continue reading Unnecessary heart implants?