Long-term survival of implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients with end-stage renal disease

Long-term survival of implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients with end-stage renal disease

Background: The efficacy of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) has not been studied in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and left ventricular dysfunction. We sought to identify predictors of long-term survival among ICD recip...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mikhael F. El-Chami, MD, FACC, FHRS, Lea Matar, Paige Smith, RN, Mary Casey, RN, Maher A. Addish, Kimberly Kelly, Research Coordinator, Carolyn Wood, RN, CCDS, John Merlino, MD, Abhinav Goyal, MD MHS, Angel R. Leon, MD, Faisal M. Merchant, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
ESRD
Sudden cardiac death
ICD
Survival
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427617300959

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427617300959

Similar Items