Out of hospital sudden death in a rural population: Low rates of icd underutilization among decedents

Conclusion: This study using decedent data shows low rates of ICD ‐underutilization in a rural population and emphasizes the role of advanced comorbidities such as CKD in ICD‐underutilization. Key Words: ICD‐utilization, out of hospital death, premature death, heart failure with reduced ejection fractionThis article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE - April 29, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Oghenesuvwe Eboh, Yuxuan Mao, Elisabeth Lee, Victor Okunrintemi, Ouassim Derbal, Sharidan M. Hill, Samuel F. Sears, Irion Pursell, John P. Mounsey, Ashley Burch Tags: ORIGINAL ‐ DEVICES Source Type: research