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The ICD for primary prevention in patients with inherited cardiac diseases: indications, use, and outcome: a comparison with secondary prevention.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Feb 2013
Olde Nordkamp Louise R A, Wilde Arthur A M, Tijssen Jan G P, Knops Reinoud E, van Dessel Pascal F H M, de Groot Joris R
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BACKGROUND: Indications for prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in patients with inherited cardiac diseases stem from observational studies and are uncertain. This study evaluates the efficacy and harm rate of ICD implantations for primary prevention compared with secondary prevention in inherited cardiac diseases. METHODS AND RESULTS: Between January 1, 1993, and April 1, 2011, 354...
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