Who Benefits from Implantable Heart Defibrillators?

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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?

Cardiac arrest is a sudden failure of the heart to pump blood. The most common reason for cardiac arrest is an electrical problem called ventricular fibrillation. Ventricular fibrillation causes the lower chambers …

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  1. Ann Intern Med March 18, 2003 vol. 138 no. 6 I-40
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