Open AccessImplantable cardioverter-defibrillators and subsequent cancer risk: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Susanne S. Pedersen,
Jens Cosedis Nielsen,
Hans Erik Bøtker,
Dóra Körmendiné Farkas,
Morten Schmidt,
Henrik Toft Sørensen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/euv076
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , population , cohort study , environmental health , demography , sociology
Despite increasing use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and reports linking selected bio-implants with cancer, the cancer risk associated with implanted ICDs remains unknown. The objective of our study was to examine cancer risk among ICD recipients.
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