Should patients with congenital heart disease and a systemic ventricular ejection fraction less than 30% undergo prophylactic implantation of an ICD? Patients with congenital heart disease and a systemic ventricular ejection fraction less than 30% should undergo prophylactic implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2008 Oct;1(4):298-306. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.801522.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
  • Defibrillators, Implantable*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / physiopathology
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / therapy*
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Stroke Volume / physiology*
  • Treatment Outcome