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Article: Studies from Veterans Affairs Medical Center provide new data on defibrillators.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- September 16, 2009
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A new study, 'Management strategies when implanted cardioverter defibrillator leads fail: survey findings,' is now available. According to a study from the United States, "Defibrillator implanters have adopted different approaches to managing failures of multicomponent implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads. Although recent publications identified single-component failures as common mechanisms of failure, there are no published data regarding how best to manage these failures."
"An internet-based survey was conducted to identify current management strategies. Questions were asked regarding isolated failure of a high-voltage coil or of a pace/sense ...