Prophylactic Use of an Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator after Acute Myocardial Infarction
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- 9 December 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 351 (24), 2481-2488
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa041489
Abstract
Implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) therapy has been shown to improve survival in patients with various heart conditions who are at high risk for ventricular arrhythmias. Whether benefit occurs in patients early after myocardial infarction is unknown.Keywords
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