Temporal Trends in Patient Characteristics and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in the United States, 2006–2010 | Zendy

Ryan T. Borne | Zendy; Pamela N. Peterson | Zendy; Robert T. Greenlee | Zendy; Paul A. Heidenreich | Zendy; Yongfei Wang | Zendy; Jeptha P. Curtis | Zendy; Wendy S. Tzou | Zendy; Paul Varosy | Zendy; Mark S. Kremers | Zendy; Frederick A. Masoudi | Zendy

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Temporal Trends in Patient Characteristics and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in the United States, 2006–2010

Author(s) -

Ryan T. Borne,

Pamela N. Peterson,

Robert T. Greenlee,

Paul A. Heidenreich,

Yongfei Wang,

Jeptha P. Curtis,

Wendy S. Tzou,

Paul Varosy,

Mark S. Kremers,

Frederick A. Masoudi

Publication year - 2014

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.114.008653

Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , primary prevention , secondary prevention , sudden cardiac death , emergency medicine , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , cardiology , disease

Contemporary patterns of use and outcomes of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in community practice settings are not well characterized. We assessed temporal trends in patient characteristics and outcomes among older patients undergoing primary prevention ICD therapy in US hospitals between 2006 and 2010.

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