Percutaneous Intravascular Defibrillator Could Avert Common ICD Complications
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A percutaneous intravascular cardioverter-defibrillator matched a conventional ICD in a randomized comparison of defibrillation thresholds. The authors of the study believe the PICD could reduce many of the complications associated with conventional defibrillators.
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