Iranian Patients’ Experiences of the Internal Cardioverter Defibrillator Device Shocks: a Qualitative Study

Introduction: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) is a valuable treatment for the patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. In this method, after diagnosis of pathological cardiac rhythms, shock is automatically applied to normalize the rhythms. Shock is discharged when the patients are con...

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Main Authors: Nilofar Pasyar, Farkhondeh Sharif, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Mohammad Nikoo, Elham Navab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Caring Sciences
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Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCS/Manuscript/JCS-4-277.pdf