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Implantable cardioverter defibrillators for primary prevention in cardiomyopathies.

Vineetha KannegantiAjay BahlManoj Kumar RohitSaurabh Mehrotra
Published in: Indian heart journal (2024)
When implanted for primary prevention in patients with cardiomyopathies over a mean period of 4.4 ± 3.1 years, appropriate ICD therapy was delivered in 32% patients. However, inappropriate therapy (14% patients) and complications (16% patients) were also common.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • atrial fibrillation