Better ways of leveraging ICD data needed for better outcomes, says cardiology KOL
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Inappropriate shocks continue to be a persistent complication for patients fitted with implantable cardioverter defibrillators, in spite of advances in ICD technology. One cardiologist believes there is a need for new development in how information from ICD leads is used, which would then allow new ways to be developed to reduce oversensing in these devices.
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