March 15, 2012Heart
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators: risks accompany the life-saving benefits
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Implication
Highlights ongoing ICD risk-benefit trade-offs for clinicians; leaves open questions on refined patient selection for future studies.
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Intervention
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
This commentary provides a balanced overview of the risks and disadvantages of ICD therapy in the context of its established life-saving benefits for preventing sudden cardiac death.
Cite This Study
Atwater et al. (2012) studied this question.