Should patients with congenital heart disease and a systemic ventricular ejection fraction less than 30% undergo prophylactic implantation of an ICD? Implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation guidelines based solely on left ventricular ejection fraction do not apply to adults with congenital heart disease.

Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Triedman, John K ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70350492055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.805903     Document Type: Note

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