Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator: when not to implant

The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is the mainstay therapy for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in patients with heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction. Current indications for prophylactic ICD are based on the results of randomized controlled trials dating back to 1...

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Main Authors: Maria Teresa La Rovere, Egidio Traversi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-02-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1225