Many ICD patients receive appropriate therapy without loss of consciousness, risking psychological impact from shocks that may be unnecessary.
Many patients receive ICD shocks without loss of consciousness, highlighting the risk of potentially unnecessary therapy and associated psychological impact.
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A considerable number of patients do not experience appropriate ICD therapy with loss of consciousness and thus experience potentially unnecessary therapy while still being at risk of sustaining the consequent psychological impact associated with ICD shocks.
Noordman et al. (Tue,) reported a other. Many ICD patients receive appropriate therapy without loss of consciousness, risking psychological impact from shocks that may be unnecessary.