American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 4 , Pages 485-490 , 15 August 2006

Relations Among Renal Function, Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death, and Benefit of the Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator in Patients With Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

  • Ilan Goldenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 585-273-1875; fax: 585-273-5283.
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  • Arthur J. Moss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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  • Scott McNitt, MS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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  • Wojciech Zareba, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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  • Mark L. Andrews, BBS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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  • W. Jackson Hall, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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  • Henry Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
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  • Robert B. Case, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
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  • Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-II Investigators

Received 13 October 2005 ,Revised 2 February 2006 ,Accepted 2 March 2006.

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PII: S0002-9149(06)00818-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.025

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 4 , Pages 485-490 , 15 August 2006

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