CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DISCONTINUATION OF THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR THERAPY IN NON-TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS

Authors
LI HG NATALE A ZHU WX GREENFIELD RA EASLEY A BARRINGTON W WINDLE J
Citation
Hg. Li et al., CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DISCONTINUATION OF THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR THERAPY IN NON-TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS, The American journal of cardiology, 81(10), 1998, pp. 1203
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
81
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)81:10<1203:CACODO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Infection and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks are import ant contributing factors to discontinuation of cardioverter-defibrilla tor therapy in non-terminally ill patients. These patients are at a hi gh risk of sudden cardiac death despite continued antiarrhythmic drug therapy.