Predictors of mortality and ICD shock therapy in primary prophylactic ICD patients-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

There is evidence that the benefit of a primary prophylactic ICD therapy is not equal in all patients.To evaluate risk factors of appropriate shocks and all- cause mortality in patients with a primary prophylactic ICD regarding contemporary studies.PubMed, LIVIVO, Cochrane CENTRAL between 2010 and 2...

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Main Authors: Leonard Bergau, Tobias Tichelbäcker, Barbora Kessel, Lars Lüthje, Thomas H Fischer, Tim Friede, Markus Zabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5645142?pdf=render