Type of physician certification associated with risk of complications from ICDs
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 18:21
in Health & Medicine
Patients whose implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted by nonelectrophysiologists are at increased risk of complications and are less likely to receive a specific type of ICD when clinically indicated, according to a study in the April 22/29 issue of JAMA.