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Selecting patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy for ICDs [PDF]
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Cleland, John G.F. +2 more
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Background Radiotherapy has been shown to cause malfunction of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and there are few studies of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and radiotherapy.
Jeong Won Lee, Ki Ho Seol
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Ventricular Arrhythmias Among Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: A Population‐Based Study
Background The epidemiology of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in patients with advanced heart failure (HF) is not well defined. Methods and Results Residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, with advanced HF from 2007 to 2017 were identified using the 2018 ...
Nicholas Y. Tan +5 more
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Non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy, sudden death and implantable defibrillators: a review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Objective: The recent Danish Study to Assess the Efficacy of ICDs in Patients with Non-ischemic Systolic Heart Failure on Mortality (DANISH) trial suggested that implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) do not reduce overall mortality in patients ...
Beggs, Simon A.S. +4 more
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Background Whether outcomes differ between sexes following treatment with pacemakers (PM), implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices is unclear.
Niraj Varma +5 more
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Risk Stratification in Post-MI Patients Based on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Heart-Rate Turbulence [PDF]
Objectives: Development of risk stratification criteria for predicting mortality in post-infarction patients taking into account LVEF and heart-rate turbulence (HRT).
Barthel, Petra +6 more
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Exercise and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Two incompatible entities? [PDF]
A greater understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms underpinning hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has translated to improved medical care and better survival of affected individuals.
Basu, J, Malhotra, A, Papadakis, M
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Should all patients receive dual chamber pacing ICDs? The rationale for the DAVID trial
All of the prospective multicenter trials that support the use of implantable defibrillators have used single chamber pacemakers/implantable cardiovertor defibrillators (ICDs).
Wilkoff Bruce L
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The use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators has become a common standard method of primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death, prolonging the life of patients with cardiomyopathy.
V. K. Lebedeva, D. S. Lebedev
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Challenges of living with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A qualitative content analysis
Background: Living with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in the body can be challenging for patients. Identifying these challenges is, therefore, crucial for health promotion.
Yaser Moradi +6 more
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