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A survey of the society's physician members shows there is wide support for, although also some concerns about, the practice, which remains controversial in the US.

Denver, CO - Overwhelmingly, Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) physician-members who responded to a survey on the charitable overseas donation of explanted, sterilized, usable pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) said they support the idea and would be willing to practice it, according to a report featured at the organization's 2013 Scientific Sessions [1].

"In vast parts of the world where people live for under one dollar a day, basically a device that costs several thousand dollars is just not within reach," the survey's presenter, Dr Thomas C Crawford (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), told heartwire.
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