Should patients with congenital heart disease and a systemic ventricular ejection fraction less than 30% undergo prophylactic implantation of an ICD? Patients with congenital heart disease and a systemic ventricular ejection fraction less than 30% should undergo prophylactic implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 298-306

  Silka, Michael J ^a   Bar Cohen, Yaniv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

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

EID: 70350502348     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.801522     Document Type: Review

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