Publications by authors named "W F HERZIG"
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- * Symptoms tend to be vague and can develop over time, making diagnosis challenging; CT scans are the preferred method for detection.
- * A case involved a 51-year-old woman with abdominal pain; imaging confirmed intussusception, which was treated laparoscopically without needing bowel removal, and no lead point was found during surgery or follow-up.
Background: Multiple clinical trials have shown that a properly functioning implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is capable of interrupting sudden death caused by ventricular tachyarrhythmias. However, ICDs are complex medical devices, and they do not always perform as expected or they may fail completely. Exposure of ICD recipients to professional or media reports that their specific device type is potentially malfunctioning could negatively influence their psychological status.
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