Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators Update

Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators Update

Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators Update

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Surrogates Often Make Call to Deactivate Heart Devices

11/26/2013 02:20 PM EST

People who have implanted heart devices rarely have advance directives indicating whether they want them deactivated near the end of life, according to a new study. So the decision often has to be made by loved ones.
Source: Reuters Health