It did not even address adherence to evidence-based ICD implantation. The question about appropriateness is critical. The ACC[17] defines an appropriate therapy as one in which "the expected benefits of a therapy, in terms of survival or health outcomes (symptoms, functional status, and/or ...
Cost-Effectiveness of ICD Implantation in Clinical Settings Different From Ischemic Heart Disease: What Do We Know?Sudden cardiac death is responsible for around 50% of all deaths due to cardiovascular causes [1, 2]. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was initially conceived by ...
Introduction: Implantation of a implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is viewed universally as the... B Belhassen,S Viskin,R Fish,... - 《Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology》 被引量: 463发表: 1999年 Noninvasive identification of ventricular tachycardia-related conducting channels using...
Cardiac Device Implantation in the United States from 1997 through 2004: A Population-based Analysis ICD-9-CMOBJECTIVE: Use of cardiac devices has been increasing rapidly along with concerns over their safety and effectiveness. This study used hospital ... Chunliu Zhan MD PhD,William B. Baine ...
Opinion statementThe use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic technique is rapidly expanding. The number of patients who undergo implantation of permanent pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), and/or cardiac resynchronization therapy devices is increasing in parallel. ...
What is Keratoprosthesis surgery? Keratoprosthesis implantation is aprocedure that involves full-thickness removal of the cornea and replacement by an artificial cornea. The Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis is currently the most commonly used keratoprosthesis device in the US. ...
Patients with LVEF ≤35% and inducible VT appear to derive a greater benefit from prophylactic ICD implantation due to their higher risk of death or arrhythmia. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2014. For permissions please email: ...
Characterization and financial impact of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patients without interventions 5 years after implantation BACKGROUND: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD's) are increasingly used for primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. However, da... T Reichlin,M...
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One-quarter of patients received GDMT at discharge, and <2% received ICD implantation. The survival rate was higher in those with than without GDMT. The data demonstrated high mortality in ADHF patients treated in India. This reflects poor GDMT prescription at discharge. Medanta HF Report This ...