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Remote monitoring of implantable defibrillators is associated with fewer inappropriate shocks and reduced time to medical assessment in a remote and rural area

BACKGROUND: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy with defibrillators (CRT-D) reduce mortality in certain cardiac patient populations. However, inappropriate shocks pose a problem, having both adverse physical and psychological effects on the patient. T...

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Autores principales: Callum, Kara, Graune, Claudia, Bowman, Elizabeth, Molden, Edward, Leslie, Stephen J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7988594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33791078
http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v13.i3.46