A Population-Based Study of Device Eligibility, Use, and Reasons for Nonimplantation in Patients at Heart Function Clinics

A Population-Based Study of Device Eligibility, Use, and Reasons for Nonimplantation in Patients at Heart Function Clinics

Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy is lifesaving; however, real-world data regarding the proportion of patients eligible for a primary prevention ICD and subsequent use remain sparse. This study evaluated rates of primary prevention ICD eligibility and use among patient...

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Main Authors: Rochelle Bernier, MSc, Jessica Ng, BSc, Dat T. Tran, PhD, Evan Lockwood, MD, Lucy Reyes, MN, Karen Cowan, RN, Nowell M. Fine, MD, SM, Justin Ezekowitz, MBBCh, MSc, Derek V. Exner, MD, Satish R. Raj, MD, MSCI, Roopinder K. Sandhu, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X19300320

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