article on preventative icd's for LVEF

article from American College of Cardiology. Strong argument for preventative icds

New research based on data from the ICD Registry and Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure shows higher rates of survival after three years for a group of patients hospitalized with heart failure with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 35 percent or less who received a prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), when compared to no ICD. Get full coverage: http://ht.ly/xAGky

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Thanks Tracey

by Grateful Heart - 2014-06-05 11:06:12

Good article.

My EF was 24% and is now 50% and has been for the past 4 years.

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