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April 11, 2000CirculationOpen Access

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy

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AMArthur J. MossSemmelweis University

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Contextualizes ICD origins in sudden death prevention; leaves open future device and indication refinements.

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The research explores the development and acceptance of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in clinical practice.
Review of historical publications and findings regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy.
Analysis of Mirowski et al.'s contributions to the field involving early animal models and clinical cases.
Initial skepticism regarding implanted defibrillators was overcome through evidence-based results.
Life-saving internal defibrillation was successfully documented by Mirowski and colleagues in three patients.
The clinical use of ICD therapy has significantly advanced over the last two decades.

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Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy

This paper provides a historical perspective on the development and acceptance of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy for the prevention of sudden cardiac death.

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Arthur J. Moss (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a202e04f40cfd3fe2294862 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.101.14.1638

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Cardiac device therapy

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