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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
14
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2007-7-6
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pubmed:abstractText |
The implantable defibrillator (ICD) reduces arrhythmic and all-cause mortality in patients with a history of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. However, its effectiveness in elderly patients is uncertain, given their competing risk of non-arrhythmic death.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0195-668X
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
28
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1746-9
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Arrhythmias, Cardiac,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Death, Sudden, Cardiac,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Defibrillators, Implantable,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Patient Selection,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Regression Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Risk Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:17283003-United States
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pubmed:year |
2007
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Role of the implantable defibrillator among elderly patients with a history of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences-General Site, McMaster University, Ontario, Hamilton, Canada. healey@hhsc.ca
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Randomized Controlled Trial
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