Implantable Defibrillators for Primary Prevention of Sudden Death in Patients on Dialysis

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Electronic address: patrick.pun@duke.edu.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

Editorial

Patrick H Pun et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;74(6):857-860.

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.05.002. Epub 2019 Jun 27.

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Electronic address: patrick.pun@duke.edu.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

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