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There is little doubt that the introduction of internal defibrillators (ICD) has saved many lives over the last two decades. Initially, ICD use was only studied and propagated in resuscitated patients, but from the mid-1990s onwards primary prevention studies have been conducted in patients with ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤30 to 35%.
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Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands
A.A.M. Wilde Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Wilde, A.A.M., Simmers, T.A. Primary prevention with ICDs, are we on the right track?. NHJL 17, 92–94 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03086225
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