Prediction of Mortality in Clinical Practice for Medicare Patients Undergoing Defibrillator Implantation for Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Keywords: heart failure; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; registries; risk score; sudden cardiac deathCI, confidence interval; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; HR, hazard ratio; ICD, implantable cardioverter-defib