Impact of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recalls on patients' anxiety, depression, and quality of life

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1411-1418

  Undavia, Manish ^a,c   Goldstein, Nathan E ^a,b   Cohen, Pilar ^a   Sinthawanarong, Kamoltip ^a   Singson, Magdalena ^a   Bhutani, Divaya ^a   Munson, Tracey ^a   Gomes, Joseph Anthony ^a   Fischer, Avi ^a   Mehta, Davendra ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Case control study; Depression; ICD recalls; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEPRESSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEPRESSION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENTS; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 53749093748     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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