August 4, 2004 — In an era when the number of candidates for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy continues to grow, identifying specific patients at risk for arrhythmic death -- the ...
Presenter: Jeanne E. Poole, MD, University of Washington (Seattle) for the SCD-HeFT Investigators The high incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD), particularly in patients with impaired left ...
A 62-year-old female with a history of hypertension, diabetes and end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis presents to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath and dizziness.