Selvester score predicts implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Selvester score was higher in patients receiving appropriate shock than in patients who did not receive any implantable cardiac defibrillator shock. From this study, the Selvester score is associated with the risk of ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy so that careful attention is necessary to manage the patients with high Selvester score.