Patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy sometimes present lethal ventricular arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation. According to guidelines, the first-line therapy for non-ischemic VT is optimization of the ICD programming and antiarrhythmic drugs. However, ...
Additional file 1: Appendix 1 includes a detailed description of the types of pathogens and the ICD-10 codes. The last follow-up was on March 31, 2020. For patients with multiple admissions, only the first admission was included. The exclusion criteria were (1) age < 18 years; (2)...
There is no formal consensus regarding the level of SCD risk at which ICD implantation is justified in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. In the present study, we selected a 15% SCD risk threshold to define high- and low-risk categories to direct ICD implantation, guided by the SCD event ...
The purpose of this multicenter randomized trial was to compare total mortality during therapy with amiodarone or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT). Background Whether an ICD reduces ...
Figure 2. Cumulative Incidence of Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Ischemic Stroke View LargeDownload Bariatric surgery status was modeled as a time-varying variable. Survival estimates were obtained using the Simon-Makuch method. P values were obtained from the Mantel and Byar test for sur...
This study sought to evaluate the efficacy of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy with or without cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). Background The effect of ICD on mortality of patients with NICM and left ventricular ejection fra...
Association of fibrosis with mortality and sudden cardiac death in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathyImportance: Risk stratification of patients with... - 《Jama the Journal of the American Medical Association》 被引量: 0发表: 2013年 Amiodarone versus implantable cardioverter-defibrillator:ra...
:Cardiac rhythm abnormalities are managed by a standard protocol, and some patients may benefit from an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD) for severe ventricular tachyarrhythmias to prevent sudden death.[26]ICDs are recommended in those with EF lower than 35%, in addition to anticoagulation.[10...
In the DEFINITE (Defibrillators in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Treatment Evaluation) study (8), in which 458 patients with NICM were randomized to medical therapy or a single-chamber ICD, ICD therapy did not reduce total mortality, despite a significant reduction in SCD. A subgroup analysis of ...
Patients at increased risk of AM might benefit from Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) although not all AM are preventable by ICD interventions. On the contrary, ICD therapy is less likely effective in patients at increased risk of NAM. However, the present guidelines for the selection ...