Defibrillator Use After Myocardial Infarction in Older Adults
According to current estimates, more than 350,000 people experience sudden cardiac death in the...
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ICD
ICDs: Analyzing Patient Perception & Physician Communication
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have changed the way patients with cardiac...
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Updated Guidelines for Heart Failure
Recently, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and American Heart Association...
Read MoreDevices for Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: A Guideline Update
According to recent estimates, about 400,000 pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are surgically implanted each year in the United States. In 2008, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF),...
Read MorePrimary Prevention ICDs Yield Survival Benefits
Among eligible patients, those who undergo implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation appear to benefit from a significantly decreased mortality rate when compared with those who do not undergo implantation,...
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