Implanted defibrillator problems rising--US FDA
17th Sep 2005, 01:52 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Implanted cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, and pacemakers were "directly responsible" for 61 deaths out of nearly 3 million implants between 1990 and 2002, according to a Food and Drug Administration report released on Friday.
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