Journal article
Greater Mortality Risk Among Patients With Delayed Follow-up After Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Procedures
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Substantial numbers of deaths occur among implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recipients. Timely follow-up after ICD implantation might improve patient outcomes. Our objective was to examine follow-up care and outcomes among patients undergoing ICD implantation.
METHODS: We compared patient characteristics and outcomes of those with late (> 12 weeks) vs early defibrillator clinic follow-up after ICD implantation in the …
Authors
Laksman ZWM; Krahn AD; Dorian P; Simpson CS; Crystal E; Healey JS; Khaykin Y; Wang X; Lee DS
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 598–605
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.cjca.2014.03.028
ISSN
0828-282X