Heart rate score predicts mortality independent of shocks in ICD and CRT-D patients.

Brian OlshanskyMark RichardsArjun D SharmaPaul W JonesNick WoldDavid PerschbacherBruce L Wilkoff

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2019)

Patients with ICDs or CRT-Ds having the lowest mortality risk HrSc had the highest shock rate. Shocks and HrSc appear to complement each other as predictors of mortality.

Keyphrases

heart rate
end stage renal disease
heart rate variability
blood pressure
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
risk factors
prognostic factors
cardiac resynchronization therapy
coronary artery disease
patient reported