The Conundrum of Defibrillators in the Elderly
- PMID: 28104070
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.063
The Conundrum of Defibrillators in the Elderly
Keywords: aged; secondary prevention; sudden cardiac death; ventricular fibrillation.
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Outcomes Among Older Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Secondary Prevention: From the NCDR ICD Registry.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jan 24;69(3):265-274. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.062. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017. PMID: 28104069
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