Pacemaker reuse in a 65-year-old woman in the Philippines with severe medical need.
As disparities in healthcare between the industrialized world and low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) continue to widen, novel methods of delivering cardiovascular therapies-specifically electrophysiological devices-must be explored. Post-mortem pacemaker donation is a safe and effective method of decreasing the morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease in LMIC.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Joshua
J
Romero
Al
A
Romero
James N
JN
Kirkpatrick
David C
DC
Lange
Kim A
KA
Eagle
Timir S
TS
Baman
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010679:Philippines