One in Four Patients with Defibrillators Experiences Boost in Heart Function over Time - 7/27/15

A Johns Hopkins-led study of outcomes among 1,200 people with implanted defibrillators — devices intended to prevent sudden cardiac death from abnormal heart rhythms — shows that within a few years of implantation, one in four experienced improvements in heart function substantial enough to put them over the clinical threshold that qualified them to get a defibrillator in the first place.

Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - July 27, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news