Do we need pre-discharge testing in patients who undergo cardioverter-defibrillator implantation?
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Pre-implantation psychological functioning preserved in majority of implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients 12 months post implantation.
BACKGROUND The impact of ICD therapy on patient well being has typically focused on mean differences between groups, thereby neglecting changes within individuals. Using an intra-individual approach, we examined (i) the prevalence of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients maintaining their pre implantation level of psychological functioning at 12 months, and (ii) factors associat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)82103-7