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Medtronic, makers of ICDs, are pushing the results of SCD-HeFT (the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial): The landmark clinical study demonstrates that ICDs on top of optimal drug therapy reduce mortality by 23% in Class II or III heart failure patients with LVEF less than or equal to 35%.
Charming.
Dammit, if they suggest an ICD next month, I am not going to be happy.
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There is some wrong info on here, but it's mostly correct:
http://www.chfpatients.com/CHFinfo.htm
*sigh* Now I remember why I used to be so scared of this….
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March 2, 2005 8:57 PM
Posted on March 2, 2005 20:57
With this new quantitative data, I don't see how they won't suggest an ICD, at least the next time they rip me open (or perhaps even sooner if I start having more PAC runs… but I digress.
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October 23, 2005 11:33 PM
Posted on October 23, 2005 23:33