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Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the:
Cardiostim 2004 - 14th World Congress in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Techniques
October 16 - 19, 2004, Nice, France

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Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: AEDs, ICDs, and Economics
by Eric N. Prystowsky, MD
As presented at this year's Cardiostim meeting, Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, focuses his report on the areas of discussion and debate: automatic external defibrillators and implantable cardioverter defibrillators for the prevention of SCD.
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy for Prevention of Death in Patients With Cardiomyopathy
by Albert A. Del Negro, MD
A review of MADIT-II and SCD-HeFT results, European reactions to the trials, and noninvasive predictors of risk in patients with hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy.

 
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