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Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

Author(s) -

Zachary D. Goldberger,

Rachel Lampert

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

jama

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688

H-Index - 680

eISSN - 1538-3598

pISSN - 0098-7484

DOI - 10.1001/jama.295.7.809

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac resynchronization therapy , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , sudden cardiac death , randomized controlled trial , ejection fraction , heart failure , medline , cardiology , intensive care medicine , political science , law

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major challenge facing contemporary cardiology. For an increasing number of patients, the current standard of care for the treatment and prevention of SCD is the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Since its introduction, there have been numerous advances in ICD technology, and indications for its use have expanded greatly in the past year.

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