Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death: A meta-analysis.

Beatriz León-SalasMaría M Trujillo-MartínJavier García GarcíaYolanda Ramallo FariñaAntonio García QuintanaRaúl Quirós LópezPedro Serrano-Aguilar

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)

S-ICD reduces electrodes/leads movement, electrodes/leads related complications, and pneumothorax. Our study did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference in mortality, health-related quality of life, and infection rate between S-ICD and TV-ICD.

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