Women’s experiences of living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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Women’s experiences of living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are used to treat lethal arrhythmias in patients identified as at risk of sudden cardiac death and can form an additional part of a cardiac resynchronisation therapy device (CRT) which is used for the treatment of heart failure. These cardiac devices are becoming increasingly utilized within New Zealand and internationally. Quantitative research has shown an increased risk of psychological harm and reduced quality of life with an ICD, however, ev...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2016

Creator

Craig, Nicola

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6355

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New Zealand / women / implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) / ventricular arrhythmias / heart disease / experience / interviews / Wāhine / Mate manawa / Health sciences / Nursing / Community and primary care / Biomedical and clinical sciences / Cardiovascular medicine and haematology / Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)

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