Friday 24 August 2012

Implant for heart failure is trialled

Implant for heart failure is trialled:

A nerve-stimulating implant for patients with heart failure is being trialled for the first time in the UK.
It has already been trialled in 32 European patients, but the work now being varied out at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester is the first time the pioneering operation to fit the device has been performed in this country.
The device is similar to a pacemaker and fitted to the vagus nerve running bet... Healthcare Today

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