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Who are the long-QT syndrome patients who receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and what happens to them?: data from the European Long-QT Syndrome Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (LQTS ICD) Registry.
Circulation - 28 Sept 2010
Schwartz Peter J, Spazzolini Carla, Priori Silvia G, Crotti Lia, Vicentini Alessandro, Landolina Maurizio, Gasparini Maurizio, Wilde Arthur A M, Knops Reinoud E, Denjoy Isabelle, Toivonen Lauri, Mönnig Gerold, Al-Fayyadh Majid, Jordaens Luc, Borggrefe Martin, Holmgren Christina, Brugada Pedro, De Roy Luc, Hohnloser Stefan H, Brink Paul A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A rapidly growing number of long-QT syndrome (LQTS) patients are being treated with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). ICDs may pose problems, especially in the young. We sought to determine the characteristics of the LQTS patients receiving an ICD, the indications, and the aftermath. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study population included 233 patients. Beginning in 2002, data were collected...
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