Applicability of a risk score for prediction of the long-term (8-year) benefit of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

The present study was designed to explore the 8-year survival benefit of a nonresynchronization implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) according to a simple risk stratification score. There is limited information regarding factors that predict the benefit of primary prevention with an ICD duri...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 59; no. 23; p. 2075
Main Authors:	Barsheshet, Alon, Moss, Arthur J, Huang, David T, McNitt, Scott, Zareba, Wojciech, Goldenberg, Ilan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 05.06.2012
Subjects:	Age Factors Aged Cause of Death Confidence Intervals Defibrillators, Implantable - adverse effects Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Failure - etiology Heart Failure - mortality Heart Failure - therapy Heart Function Tests Hospital Mortality - trends Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Myocardial Infarction - complications Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis Myocardial Infarction - mortality Proportional Hazards Models Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors Stroke Volume Survival Analysis Time Factors Treatment Outcome
ISSN:	1558-3597, 1558-3597
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