Implantable defibrillator

Conclusions There is strong scientific evidence that implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) treatment aimed at secondary prevention leads to lower mortality. There is moderately strong scientific evidence that ICD treatment aimed at primary prevention leads to lower mortality

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Statens beredning för medicinsk utvärdering (Sweden)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stockholm, Sweden SBU-Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment [2006], 2006
Series:SBU alert report
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Conclusions There is strong scientific evidence that implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) treatment aimed at secondary prevention leads to lower mortality. There is moderately strong scientific evidence that ICD treatment aimed at primary prevention leads to lower mortality
Physical Description:1 PDF file (2 pages)