Cardiology

Missed opportunities to avoid painful shocks at the end of life

Many patients who have a common medical device known as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are unaware that the device can be deactivated to prevent painful shocks in their final days of life, according to two ...

Cardiology

ICD home monitoring cost compares, but reimbursement lags 

Roughly a decade since the start of telemonitoring capabilities in implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs), the first financial assessment of the impact of home monitored follow-up estimates the cost to physicians, hospitals ...

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