Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life

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The study shows that "we can now define a group of patients at higher risk of dying of heart failure," said study author Dr. Jeanne E. Poole, a professor of medicine and director of electrophysiology at the University of Washington.

Special measures are needed for anyone getting an appropriate shock, because it shows a potentially fatal heart rhythm abnormality, Poole said. The steps to be taken depend on an analysis of each patient's needs, she said.

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Learn more about implanted defibrillators from the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

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