Heart rate score predicts mortality independent of shocks in ICD and CRT-D patients.
Brian OlshanskyMark RichardsArjun D SharmaPaul W JonesNick WoldDavid PerschbacherBruce L WilkoffPublished 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.