Six-year follow-up of the initial Dutch subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator cohort: Long-term complications, replacements, and battery longevity.
Anne-Floor B E QuastVincent F van DijkSing-Chien YapAlexander H MaassLucas V A BoersmaDominic A M J TheunsReinoud E KnopsPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)
This cohort represents the longest follow-up to date and shows a low annual complication rate without lead failures or systemic infections. Battery longevity of the first S-ICD generation results in relative early generator replacement procedures.