Cardiac implantable electronic device reutilization: battery life of explanted devices at a tertiary care center.

Introduction: Prior studies have suggested that pacemaker reuse may be a reasonable alternative to provide device therapy in the low- and middle-income countries. We studied explant indications and remaining battery life of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) at a tertiary medical center.

Methods And Results: We conducted a retrospective review of all CIEDs extracted at the University of Michigan between 2007 and 2011.

A middle school intervention to improve health behaviors and reduce cardiac risk factors.

Objective: This study aimed to measure the impact of a school-based multidisciplinary intervention program on risk factors for atherosclerosis in sixth-grade middle school students. We also measured health behaviors before and after the intervention using a validated questionnaire.

Methods: A prospective study was performed in which students served as historical controls.