5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Researchers have developed a strategy to improve access to pacemakers in low- and middle-income countries.

• 2

  The My Heart Your Heart program reconditions previously single-use pacemakers for patients in need.

• 3

  Donated pacemakers undergo rigorous testing and sterilization before being shipped for compassionate use.

• 4

  An international clinical trial is examining the impact of recycled pacemakers on over 200 patients.

• 5

  More than 135 patients in Venezuela have received recycled pacemakers, with no reported faults.