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Prophylactic Implantation of a Defibrillator in Patients with Myocardial Infarction and Reduced Ejection Fraction

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2002

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Arthur J. Moss, Wojciech Zaręba, William J. Hall, Helmut Klein, David J. Wilber, David S. Cannom, James P. Daubert, Steven L. Higgins, Mary W. Brown, Mark Andrews
New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

In patients with a prior myocardial infarction and advanced left ventricular dysfunction, prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator improves survival and should be considered as a recommended therapy.

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