Impact of defibrillation threshold testing on burden of heart failure hospitalizations
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DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2019.1630586
Abstract: Abstract Background: Defibrillation threshold testing (DT) following implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation has not shown to improve mortality. However, the impact of DT on burden of heart failure (HF) hospitalisations has not been well defined.… read more here.
Keywords: burden heart; group; mortality; heart failure ... See more keywords
The burden of heart failure in the general population: a clearer and more concerning picture.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.153
Abstract: The syndrome of heart failure constitutes a major global health problem. Patients with heart failure exhibit substantial morbidity and poor survival which at best, is similar to cancer (1,2). read more here.
Keywords: burden heart; heart; general population; heart failure ... See more keywords