Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) - Related Resources

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Adjunctive antiarrhytmic drug therapy in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) may reduce ICD shock therapies. The magnitude of the benefit seems to be higher with amiodarone but its use is associated with potential safety concerns Adjunctive Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators.

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Myerburg RJ. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators after myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 2008 Nov 20;359(21):2245-53. [PubMed]

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