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Predictors of early mortality in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients

AIMS: Multiple trials have shown that implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) prolong survival in secondary and primary prevention populations. However, in spite of the efficacy of these devices in terminating life-threatening arrhythmias, total mortality remains high. METHODS AND RESULTS: We...

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Autores principales: Stein, Kenneth M., Mittal, Suneet, Gilliam, F. Roosevelt, Gilligan, David M., Zhong, Qian, Kraus, Stacia Merkel, Meyer, Timothy E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19279025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/eup055