Patients Don't Know About Their Devices

Almost one in five heart patients didn't know about recent recalls of their devices. Eighteen percent didn't know about any pacemaker or defibrillator recall. About half learned about them through the media, and only 24 percent heard through their doctor. More than half said they'd be very worried if their device was recalled. BREF's Medical Device Registry is designed to address this important information gap. Medline Article