February 18, 2014
UAB cardiologists implant first Alabamian with subcutaneous defibrillator
Written by Reporter Staff
Two days before Christmas, a Monroeville teenager became the first Alabamian to receive the world’s only subcutaneous implantable defibrillator to protect against sudden cardiac arrest. Today, 14-year-old Christian Quarles is back in school and on the A-B honor roll.