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Determinants of implantable defibrillator discharges in high-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Figure 1

A Woo, Daniel Monakier, Louise Harris, E.Douglas Wigle, Harry Rakowski, Evelyn Rozenblyum, Doug Cameron

Heart · 2007 · 76 citations · 4 references

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ICDs are effective in the prevention of SCD in HCM. However, there is a high incidence of inappropriate ICD discharges.

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Efficacy of Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators for the Prevention of Sudden Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Barry J. Maron, Win-Kuang Shen, Mark S. Link et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2000 · 1K citations · Full text

High Incidence of Appropriate and Inappropriate ICD Therapies in Children and Adolescents with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Thomas Korte, H Köditz, Michael Niehaus et al. · Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology · 2004 · 155 citations

Efficacy of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

David Begley, Saidi Mohiddin, Dorothy Tripodi et al. · Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology · 2003 · 122 citations

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Is Inappropriate Implantable Defibrillator Shock Therapy Predictable?

Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar · Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology · 2003 · 44 citations