Chronic Kidney Disease and Mortality in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Recipients
Incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) remains high. Limited data is available about whether implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) can prevent arrhythmic death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this retrospective study was to de...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
|
Series: | Cardiology Research and Practice |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/989261 |