Journal article
Design and implementation of a population-based registry of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in Ontario
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are scarce population-based data on the use, complication rates, and outcomes of patients receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to describe the methodology of the Ontario ICD Database, a prospective study of all ICD recipients in Ontario, Canada.
Authors
Lee DS; Birnie D; Cameron D; Crystal E; Dorian P; Gula LJ; Healey JS; Janmohammed A; Khaykin Y; Krahn AD
Journal
Heart Rhythm, Vol. 5, No. 9, pp. 1250–1256
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.05.015
ISSN
1547-5271