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Two decades of implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation and follow-up at a South African referral centre: trends, indications and long-term outcomes in a resource-limited setting

BACKGROUND: More than two-thirds of cardiovascular deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) from ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of cardiovascular deaths. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are an important therapeutic strategy for detec...

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Autores principales: Mkoko, Philasande, Solomon, Kayla, Chin, Ashley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9340675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35937563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42444-022-00070-2