Defibrillation testing is not required during routine ICD implantation

Affiliations

¹ Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
² Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA heartajm@heart.rochester.edu.

Editorial

Valentina Kutyifa et al. Eur Heart J. 2015.

. 2015 Oct 1;36(37):2508-9.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv324. Epub 2015 Jul 22.

¹ Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
² Heart Research Follow-up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA heartajm@heart.rochester.edu.

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Intra-operative defibrillation testing and clinical shock efficacy in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: the NORDIC ICD randomized clinical trial.
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