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Implantable defibrillators can save lives, but also harbor risks. A major study has found that a special ECG method can help to identify the patients most likely to benefit from these devices.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people experience cardiac arrest outside of hospitals. For most, the odds are grim. Only about 10% survive. But what if a simple change in how we use ...
Implantable defibrillators can save lives, but also harbor risks. A major European study headed by three researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), LMU München and University Medical ...