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Research on defibrillators discussed by scientists at University Autonoma of Madrid, Department of Cardiology

Published in Hospital Business Week, July 22nd, 2007

Current study results from the report, "Aspergillus infection of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and pacemakers: case report and literature review," have been published. According to recent research from Madrid, Spain, "Presented here is a case of implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator infection caused by Aspergillus flavus and a review of 14 previously reported Aspergillus infections of pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Among all 15 cases, fever was the most common presenting feature (11 patients)."

"Three patients presented with generator-pocket inflammation. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed on eight of 13 patients with...

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