Early ICD implantation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study from the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Early ICD implantation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study from the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Background It is unclear whether an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is generally beneficial in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).Objective We studied the association between ICD implantation prior to discharge and survival in patients with cardiac aetiology or initial s...

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Main Authors: Johan Herlitz, Araz Rawshani, Andreas Martinsson, Cecilia Rorsman, Aidin Rawshani, Pedram Sultanian, Peter Lundgren, Annica Ravn-Fischer, Amar Taha, Anna Myredal, Sebastian Möller, Arash Hadi Jafari, Laura David, Shavan Yassinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-02-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/2/e077137.full

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