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Open Access 01-06-2010 | Editorial

Should mechanical dyssynchrony be assessed in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?

Authors: Mark J. Boogers, MD, Martin J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 3/2010

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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy represents a cornerstone treatment in patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.1,2 Indications for ICD therapy have evolved considerably from survivors of sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation to patients with depressed left ventricular (LV) systolic function (LV ejection fraction (LVEF) < 30-40%), regardless of prior ventricular tachyarrhythmias.3-8 …

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Title: Should mechanical dyssynchrony be assessed in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?
Authors: Mark J. Boogers, MD
Martin J. Schalij, MD, PhD
Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-06-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9222-6

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