P5780Life with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD): patients perspective
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Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD).
Current state-of-the art implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) systems have been proven to be safe and effective in treating ventricular arrhythmias leading to cardiac death. ICDs require placement of at least one lead in, or on, the heart. Surgical placement under fluoroscopy and the ongoing presence of the transvenous leads within the patient's heart are associated with a significant p...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p5780