Of patients over age 65 who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) after surviving sudden cardiac arrest or a near-fatal arrhythmia, almost 80 percent survived two years–a higher rate than reported in past trials performed to demonstrate the efficacy of the devices in this situation. That is the finding of ac a study published January 16th… Continue reading High Survival Rate for Elderly Patients with Implantable Defibrillator