Change in patient-reported outcomes after cardioverter-defibrillator implantation

Some people, because they have a genetic predisposition or heart disease, are at high risk for cardiac arrhythmias that could cause their hearts to stop. The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is an effective therapy that recognises abnormal heart beats, can administer an electrical shock...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lauck, Sandra Béatrice
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43914