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Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators prevent sudden cardiac arrest in patients with chronic kidney disease?
Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators prevent sudden cardiac arrest in patients with chronic kidney disease?
This paper reviews the role of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in preventing sudden cardiac arrest among patients with chronic kidney disease.
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ICDs show limited benefit as GFR declines in CKD; leaves open refined selection criteria for primary prevention.
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is defi ned as sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness, resulting from an electrical disturbance in the heart stopping its action and blood fl ow, and cardiovascular diseases are the major risk factors for SCA. It has been reported that more than 20% of all deaths in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease is due to arrhythmias and SCA [1].
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