Pacemaker implantation for heart failure does not benefit nearly half of the patients

Monday, June 13, 2011 - 15:01 in Health & Medicine

A new meta-analysis study, led by physician researchers at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and to be published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that three-lead cardiac pacemakers implanted in those with heart failure fail to help up to 40 percent of patients with such devices.

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