Factors influencing utilization of the primary prevention implantable defibrillator.

A growing literature suggests underutilization of the primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD); thus, factors influencing utilization need to be understood. We performed a comprehensive assessment of patient characteristics and health insurance status among subjects eligible f...

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Main Authors: Lin Zhang, Kumar Narayanan, Harpriya Chugh, Takahiro Shiota, Zhi-Jie Zheng, Sumeet S Chugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368041?pdf=render