ICD implant risks highlight increasing sub-specialisation

Should cardiologists who are not electrophysiologists be inserting implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs)? Curtis et al. performed a retrospective cohort study of patients who had an ICD fitted between January 2006 and June 2007. Patients were grouped according to whom had implanted their device: electrophysiologists, nonelectrophysiologist cardiologists, thoracic surgeons, and other specialists. The main outcome measures examined […]

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