Why the study?
Does the duration of the reperfusion interval during repeated ventricular fibrillation inductions for ICD procedures affect the risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing ICD implantation?
Population
14 patients undergoing implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) assessment/implantation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 days postprocedure
Authors
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Shorter reperfusion intervals associated with cognitive dysfunction after ICD implantation; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice pending prospective trials.
Does the duration of the reperfusion interval during repeated ventricular fibrillation inductions for ICD procedures affect the risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing ICD implantation?
Shorter reperfusion intervals between induced ventricular fibrillation episodes during ICD implantation are associated with a higher risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
Murkin et al. (1997) studied this question.
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