Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators can reduce sudden death in young patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

While the study found that the rate of possible device complications adds a level of complexity to this age group, it also demonstrated that life-saving ICD interventions were common in younger patients when terminating irregular heart rhythms, called ventricular tachyarrhythmias or fibrillation.

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