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Ethical considerations and ACC guidelines dictate that ICDs should not be implanted in patients with a life expectancy of less than 1 year, highlighting the importance of accurate prognostic assessment prior to implantation.
Lou-Anne M. Beauregard (2009) studied this question.
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