Primary Prevention Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: A Townsville District Perspective

Primary Prevention Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: A Townsville District Perspective

Background: Despite major advances in treating patients with severe heart failure, deciding who should receive an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) remains challenging.Objective: To study the risk factors and mortality in patients after receiving an ICD (January 2008–December 2015) in a region...

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Main Authors: Nathan Engstrom, Geoffrey P. Dobson, Kevin Ng, Hayley L. Letson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
heart failure
implantable cardiac defibrillator
primary prevention
arrhythmia
sudden cardiac death
shocks
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2020.577248/full

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