Quality of life and psychological status of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
โ Scribed by E. Friedmann; S. A. Thomas; P. Inguito; C. W. Kao; M. Metcalf; F. J. Kelley; S. S. Gottlieb
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1383-875X
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The case of a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and complex ventricular arrhythmias who underwent placement of an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) and experienced inappropriate shocks during atrial fibrillation is presented. On presentation to the emergency depart
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