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Inappropriate withholding of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy

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Link to WHO Definition

Inappropriate withholding of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/234164491

Failure of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to deliver therapy (anti-tachycardia pacing and / or high energy discharge) for a ventricular arrhythmia meeting programmed criteria.