Understanding implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks and mortality: on trial

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¹ Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
² Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: jpoole@u.washington.edu.

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Eric S Williams et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013.

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. 2013 Oct 29;62(18):1680-1682.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.061. Epub 2013 Jun 27.

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
² Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: jpoole@u.washington.edu.

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Keywords: atrial fibrillation; cardiac resynchronization therapy; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; ventricular tachycardia.

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Survival after shock therapy in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator recipients according to rhythm shocked. The ALTITUDE survival by rhythm study.
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