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Does chronic kidney disease increase the risk of device-delivered shocks or antitachycardia pacing therapies in patients receiving a primary prevention ICD?
Does chronic kidney disease increase the risk of device-delivered shocks or antitachycardia pacing therapies in patients receiving a primary prevention ICD?
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Mild-to-moderate CKD is not associated with an increased risk or burden of appropriate or inappropriate ICD therapies in primary prevention patients, suggesting CKD alone should not preclude ICD implantation.
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Bulmash et al. (1991) studied this question.
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