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To document practices in Canadian ICD implant centres around defibrillation therapy efficacy testing.
To document types of defibrillation testing (DFT) procedures are in current use in Canada, rates of use an dno use of DFT testing, medical indications for non use of DFT testing, rate of successful testing of first lead configuration, rates and types of complications from DFT testing, costs of implant procedures and the costs associated with DFT testing, short term outcomes of patients with different types of implant procedures.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| GUIDANT ICD SYSTEM | Device |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| to systematically collect and quanitfy characteristics of ICD implant procedures in Canadian Hospitals | 3 years |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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patients who are indicated for a market approved ICD
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Stuart Connolly, MD | Hamilton Health Sciences Center | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014693 | Ventricular Fibrillation |
| ID | Term |
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| D001145 | Arrhythmias, Cardiac |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |