Abstract

In patients with severe, nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy who were treated with ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers, the implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator significantly reduced the risk of sudden death from arrhythmia and was associated with a nonsignificant reduction in the risk of death from any cause.

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MedicineEjection fractionHazard ratioCardiologyInternal medicineImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorDilated cardiomyopathyVentricular tachycardiaConfidence intervalSudden deathHeart failureVentricular fibrillationSudden cardiac deathCardiomyopathy

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Year
2004
Type
article
Volume
350
Issue
21
Pages
2151-2158
Citations
2042
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Alan H. Kadish, Alan R. Dyer, James P. Daubert et al. (2004). Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation in Patients with Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. New England Journal of Medicine , 350 (21) , 2151-2158. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa033088

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10.1056/nejmoa033088