Fewer than one in 10 older heart patients get life-saving defibrillators

Heart attack patients age 65 and older who have reduced heart function might still benefit from implanted defibrillators, according to a study. But fewer than 1 in 10 eligible patients actually get a defibrillator within a year of their heart attacks, a study has found.

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