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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University of British Columbia
2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43914 |