The gulf implantable cardioverter-defibrillator registry: Rationale, methodology, and implementation

Background: The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is effective in the prevention of sudden cardiac death in high-risk patients. Little is known about ICD use in the Arabian Gulf. We designed a study to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving ICDs in the Arab Gulf r...

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Main Authors: Alawi A Alsheikh-Ali, Ahmad S Hersi, Adel K. S. Hamad, Ahmed R Al Fagih, Faisal M Al-Samadi, Abdulmohsen M Almusaad, Fayez A Bokhari, Fawzia Al-Kandari, Bandar S Al-Ghamdi, Najib Al Rawahi, Nidal Asaad, Salem Alkaabi, Amin Daoulah, Hosam A Zaky, Omer Elhag, Yahya S Al Hebaishi, Raed Sweidan, Haitham Alanazi, David Chase, Hani Sabbour, Mohammad Al Meheiri, Ismail Al Abri, Mohammad Amin, Khaled Dagriri, Adil O Ahmed, Azam Shafquat, Shahul Hameed Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Heart Views
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Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2015;volume=16;issue=4;spage=125;epage=130;aulast=Alsheikh-Ali