Factors influencing health-related quality of life in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A systematic review.

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator is a medical treatment to increase survival from sudden cardiac death attributed to lethal arrhythmias. Previous reports on the effect of implantable cardioverter defibrillators on the health-related quality of life are unclear. Inadequate knowledge is known about factors on health-related quality of life.