Long-term follow-up of Chagas heart disease patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for secondary prevention.

Maria Licia Ribeiro Cury PavãoElerson ArfelliAdilson Scorzoni-FilhoAnis RassiAntônio Pazin-FilhoRafael Brolio PavãoJ Antonio Marin-NetoAndre Schmidt

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)

ICDs successfully aborted life-threatening arrhythmias in CHD patients. Impaired left ventricular function predicted higher mortality in CHD patients with an ICD for secondary prevention of SCD.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
heart failure
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
acute myocardial infarction
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention