Predicting long-term survival after de novo cardioverter-defibrillator implantation for primary prevention: A population based study
Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. While short-term mortality benefit of ICD insertion has been established in landmark randomized controlled trials, little is known about the long-term out...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-01-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023105639 |