The Effect of Shock Burden on Heart Failure and Mortality

Background: Prior studies have demonstrated an association between appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shocks and mortality in clinical trials. The effect of shock burden on heart failure and mortality has not been previously studied in a large population-based cohort. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Ciorsti J. MacIntyre, MD, John L. Sapp, MD, Amir Abdelwahab, MD, MSc, MBBCh, Mousa Al-Harbi, MD, Steve Doucette, MSc, Chris Gray, MD, Martin J. Gardner, MD, Ratika Parkash, MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X19300265