"It's not broke, so let's not try to fix it": why patients decline a cardiovascular implantable electronic device.

Ottenberg AL, Mueller PS, Topazian RJ, Kaufman S, Swetz KM. "It's not broke, so let's not try to fix it": why patients decline a cardiovascular implantable electronic device. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2014 Oct; 37(10):1306-14.

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subject areas

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude to Health
Defibrillators, Implantable
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Refusal

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Paul Mueller

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