The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) should be considered in all ICD patients who do not require pacing

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1236-1244

  Poole, Jeanne E ^a   Gold, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiac; Death; Defibrillators; Implantable; Sudden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE;

EID: 84892148738     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000481     Document Type: Article

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