Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Survival of Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias

1988337 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Patrick Tchou · Aurora Sinai Medical Center

Nazih Kadri

Abstract

The automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator is probably highly effective in preventing arrhythmic mortality even in high-risk patients. Such treatment does not appear to significantly impair a patient's functional status.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 109, Issue 7, pp. 529-534

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-109-7-529

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