Prophylactic use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in the elderly population
Yuchuan LIU
Hue-Teh Shih
摘要： Introduction
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for approximately 300,000 deaths each year in the United States. Ventricular fibrillation, as the initial event, had been reported in 65%-85% of these patients.1 An implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD) is the single most effective life saving device to date. The advances in medicine and technology have led to wide spread utilization of defibrillators in developed countries.
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分类号：R5(内科学)
论文发表日期：2005-04-02
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：6( 89-94 )