Patients' attitudes and perceptions of implantable cardioverter- defibrillators: Potential barriers to appropriate primary prophylaxis

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1179-1187

  Yuhas, Jennifer ^a   Mattocks, Kristin ^a   Gravelin, Laura ^b   Remetz, Michael ^a   Foley, John ^a   Fazio, Richard ^c   Lampert, Rachel ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Eastern Connecticut Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

implantable cardioverter defibrillator; patient preferences; primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEVICE RECALL; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; TELEMONITORING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK;

EID: 84867098746     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03497.x     Document Type: Article

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