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Development of a Construct of Psychological Dependency in Patients with the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: A Quality of Life Issue

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Cardiologists involved with implantation and continuous follow-up of patients implanted with the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) have begun to question how the patient interacts psychologically with the device. Research to date on the psychological complications of AICD implantation has been sparse. A retrospective, descriptive study was designed to structure and assess the numerous variables associated with AICD implantation and psychosocial outcome.

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  1. Sinai Samaritan Medical Center, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Elizabeth Piasecki, Kathi Axtell & Patrick Tchou

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  1. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New York, USA

    Allen E. Willner

  2. University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

    Georg Rodewald

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Piasecki, E., Gutmann, M., Axtell, K., Tchou, P. (1990). Development of a Construct of Psychological Dependency in Patients with the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: A Quality of Life Issue. In: Willner, A.E., Rodewald, G. (eds) Impact of Cardiac Surgery on the Quality of Life. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0647-4_57

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