Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Limited Benefit Of Defibrillators For Elderly Patients With Comorbidities

Limited Benefit Of Defibrillators For Elderly Patients With Comorbidities
A study in CMAJ establishes that implanted defribrillators do not provide a significant survival benefit for elderly patients with comorbidities or individuals with numerous hospital stays linked to heart failure. The investigation was carried out by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg611.pdf .

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