Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators may avert out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and its associated mortality and long-term cognitive and motor impairments.
Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators avert out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
This review provides an overview of the mechanisms, clinical effectiveness, and management issues related to implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
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Most people do not survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and those who do may have substantial long-term cognitive and motor impairment. ICDs may avert such events. This review discusses the mechanisms of ICDs, clinical studies of their effectiveness, and management issues.
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