Key result
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators may avert out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and its associated mortality and long-term cognitive and motor impairments.
Why the study?
Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators avert out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
Population
People at risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Design
Review
Authors
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May support ICD evaluation to reduce OHCA sequelae; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators avert out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
This review provides an overview of the mechanisms, clinical effectiveness, and management issues related to implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
John Dimarco (2003) studied this question. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators may avert out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and its associated mortality and long-term cognitive and motor impairments.
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