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BY: Marc W. Deyell, MD, FRCPC,
June 2010
... life-year saved by an ICD was estimated at US$66 677 in 2002.[ 16 ] Based on these trials, the 2005 Canadian ... However, some individuals with better-tolerated VT may be amenable to antiarrhythmic therapy or to ablation ... presented in Table 1 . ICDs for primary prevention The issue of which patients should receive an ICD for the primary ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Margot Davis, MD,
September 2010
... of the original cohort’s offspring, was enrolled, and in 2002 a third generation was enrolled. In the nearly 5 ... by the Framingham algorithms.[ 16 ] To address this issue, a number of other risk-prediction algorithms have been ... certain ethnic groups, the Framingham risk model may underserve women. Studies have suggested that the ...