Patients Who Received Donated Pacemakers Survive Without Complications, Study Suggests
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 21:14
in Health & Medicine
The argument for pacemaker reuse has been debated for decades. But the idea is gaining ground as experts report promising results of providing donated pacemakers to underserved nations. A series of 12 patients in the Phillippines who received donated pacemakers survived without complications from the devices.