Machines in Our Hearts : The Cardiac Pacemaker, the Implantable Defibrillator, and American Health Care
by
Kirk Jeffrey
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0801865794
ISBN-13
9780801865794
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint
Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 2nd, 2001
Print length
384 Pages
Weight
626 grams
Dimensions
24.50 x 16.20 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
History of the AmericasHistory of medicineHistory of science
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As Jeffrey shows, the pacemaker (first implanted in 1958) and the ICD (1980) embody a paradox of high-tech health care: these technologies are effective and reliable but add billions to the nation's medical bill because of the huge growth in the number of patients who depend on implanted devices to manage their heartbeats.
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