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Just 18% of patients have their infected heart devices removed, even though removal is recommended

Medicare patients whose implantable heart devices became infected were less likely to die from the complication if they had the hardware removed compared to patients who only received antibiotics, according to the largest study on the topic, led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute. ....

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