Causes and Consequences of Heart Failure After Prophylactic Implantation of a Defibrillator in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II
Author(s) -
Ilan Goldenberg,
Arthur J. Moss,
William J. Hall,
Scott McNitt,
Wojciech Zaręba,
Mark Andrews,
David S. Cannom
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.577262
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , hazard ratio , heart failure , cardiology , multicenter trial , retrospective cohort study , multicenter study , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy may be associated with an increased risk for heart failure (HF). The present study evaluated the frequency, causes, and consequences of HF after ICD implantation.
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