Patient Expectations From Implantable Defibrillators to Prevent Death in Heart Failure

Abstract Background Indications for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in heart failure (HF) are expanding and may include more than 1 million patients. This study examined patient expectations from ICDs for primary prevention of sudden death in HF. Methods and Results Study participants...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiac failure 2010-02, Vol.16 (2), p.106-113
Hauptverfasser:	Stewart, Garrick C., MD, Weintraub, Joanne R., MSN, ANP-BC, Pratibhu, Parakash P., MBA, MPH, Semigran, Marc J., MD, Camuso, Janice M., RN, Brooks, Kimberly, RN, Tsang, Sui W., BS, Anello, Mary Susan, BSN, Nguyen, Viviane T., MD, Lewis, Eldrin F., MD, MPH, Nohria, Anju, MD, MPH, Desai, Akshay S., MD, MPH, Givertz, Michael M., MD, Stevenson, Lynne W., MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged cardiomyopathy Cardiovascular Cohort Studies Death, Sudden, Cardiac - prevention & control Defibrillators, Implantable Female heart failure Heart Failure - mortality Heart Failure - psychology Heart Failure - therapy Humans Implantable defibrillators Life Expectancy - trends Male Middle Aged Patient Education as Topic - trends Patient Satisfaction sudden death Survival Rate - trends
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Background Indications for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in heart failure (HF) are expanding and may include more than 1 million patients. This study examined patient expectations from ICDs for primary prevention of sudden death in HF. Methods and Results Study participants (n = 105) had an EF
ISSN:	1071-9164 1532-8414
DOI:	10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.09.003