Why the study?
Does defibrillator implantation increase life-years gained over time in patients eligible for defibrillators?
Does defibrillator implantation increase life-years gained over time in patients eligible for defibrillators?
The life-years gained from defibrillator implantation increases nonlinearly with the square of time over a 3-year follow-up, indicating that early time point assessments artificially reduce apparent benefit.
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Short follow-up may underestimate ICD benefit; extends meta-analyses by quantifying time-dependent life-year gains.
Salukhe et al. (2004) studied this question.
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