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    What to Do if Your Cardiac Device Is Recalled

    What to Do if Your Cardiac Device Is Recalled



    References

    Citations

    1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2011). What happens in a medical device recall? Available online: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/RecallsCorrectionsRemovals/ucm243982.htm.

    Other Works Consulted

    • Kalahasty G, Ellenbogen KA (2011). Management of the patient with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead failure. Circulation, 123(12): 1352–1354.

    • Kirian KB, et al. (2009). How to respond to an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recall. Circulation, 119(5): e189–e191.

    • Maisel WH, et al. (2009). Recommendations from the Heart Rhythm Society Task Force on Lead Performance Policies and Guidelines: Developed in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). Heart Rhythm, 6(6): 869–885.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference June 2, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Rakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology


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