Unregulated online sales of cardiac implantable electronic devices in the United States: A six-month assessment

Unregulated online sales of cardiac implantable electronic devices in the United States: A six-month assessment

Background: An estimated 1 million patients require cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) but go without annually. This disparity exists in low-to-middle-income nations largely owing to the cost of CIED hardware. Humanitarian reuse of CIEDs has been shown to be safe and feasible. However, r...

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Main Authors: Bolanle Akinyele, MD, Joseph E. Marine, MD, FHRS, Charles Love, MD, FHRS, Thomas C. Crawford, MD, FHRS, Jonathan Chrispin, MD, Stephen C. Vlay, MD, FHRS, David D. Spragg, MD, FHRS, Kim A. Eagle, MD, Ronald D. Berger, MD, PhD, FHRS, Hugh Calkins, MD, FHRS, Gordon F. Tomaselli, MD, FHRS, Sunil K. Sinha, MD, FHRS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Heart Rhythm O2
Subjects:
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)
Defibrillator re-use
Global disparities
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Pacemaker
Pacemaker re-use
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666501820300805

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