ICDs in end-stage heart failure
(2012)
Journal Article
Pettit, S. J., Browne, S., Hogg, K. J., Connelly, D. T., Gardner, R. S., May, C. R., Macleod, U., & Mair, F. S. (2012). ICDs in end-stage heart failure. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2(2), 94-97. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000176
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reduce mortality in selected patients with chronic heart failure but prognostic benefit is likely to attenuate with progression to end-stage heart failure. The incidence of multiple futile ICD shocks bef... Read More about ICDs in end-stage heart failure.