Friday, 16 December 2011

Emedinews:Makesure: A patient with ejection fraction of 20% dies a sudden cardiac death.

Situation: A patient with ejection fraction of 20% dies a sudden cardiac death.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was an ICD not put?
Lesson: Make sure all patients with ejection fraction less than 35% are put on ICD unless contraindicated.

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