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Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators improve survival in dialysis patients after cardiac arrest?

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boxed-textHerzog CA et al. (2005) Survival of dialysis patients after cardiac arrest and the impact of implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Kidney Int 68: 818–825

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  1. Division of Nutrition and Preventive Medicine at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

    Peter A McCullough

  2. Cardiology Fellowship at Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA

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McCullough, P., Wase, A. Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators improve survival in dialysis patients after cardiac arrest?. Nat Rev Nephrol 2, 70–71 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0094

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