ACC: Infected CV implantable electronic devices often not removed
Apr 11, 2022
Although extraction within six days is linked to lower mortality, hardware not removed in 78.9 percent of patients with infected devices
iPhone12 can interfere with implanted defibrillators, real-life study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2021
A chest pocket is not the place to hold a iPhone 12 if you have an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator, the researchers say.
New guidelines released for hospice patients with defibrillators
May 17, 2010
New guidelines covering implanted defibrillators in terminal patients should help patients, doctors and hospice caregivers decide how to proceed with end-of-life treatments, experts say.
