Fewer Than 1 in 10 Older Heart Patients Get Life-Saving Defibrillators
Duke HealthHeart attack patients age 65 and older who have reduced heart function might still benefit from implanted defibrillators, according to a Duke Medicine study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But fewer than 1 in 10 eligible patients actually get a defibrillator within a year of their heart attacks, the study found.