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Review
. 2002 May;87(5):488-93.
doi: 10.1136/heart.87.5.488.

Quality of life and psychological functioning of icd patients

Samuel F Sears Jr  1 , Jamie B Conti
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Review

Quality of life and psychological functioning of icd patients

Samuel F Sears Jr et al. Heart. 2002 May.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Continuum of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shock response. PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Hypothesised interrelationship between shocks, psychological distress, and quality of life (QOL).
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