Why the study?
Does ICD implantation prevent arrhythmic death and what are the outcomes in maintenance hemodialysis patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias compared to non-hemodialysis patients?
Does ICD implantation prevent arrhythmic death and what are the outcomes in maintenance hemodialysis patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias compared to non-hemodialysis patients?
ICD therapy prevents arrhythmic death in hemodialysis patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias, but their overall nonarrhythmic mortality remains high, necessitating careful risk-benefit consideration before implantation.
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High nonarrhythmic mortality in HD patients with ICDs warrants careful selection; leaves open net survival benefit in this population.
Ito et al. (2009) studied this question.
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