Expensive Cardiac Defibrillator Implants Administered Against Guidelines

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Expensive Cardiac Defibrillator Implants Administered Against Guidelines

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Heart defibrillators are not for everyone. A unique data analysis of 112,000 patients from 2006-2009 was conducted by Duke University and results showed that 22% of all implants, which can preve

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Expensive Cardiac Defibrillator Implants Administered Against Guidelines - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “Heart defibrillators are not for everyone. A unique data analysis of 112,000 patients from 2006-2009 was conducted by Duke University and results showed that 22% of all implants, which can prevent sudden death in people with advanced heart failure, were unnecessary or recommended for reasons outside of standard guidelines, leaving doubt to as if they would even actually prove beneficial. Patients who've had a recent heart attack or recent bypass surgery aren't good candidates for defibrillators View full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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