Predicting appropriate shocks in patients with heart failure: Patient level meta-analysis from SCD-HeFT and MADIT II.
Emily P ZeitlerSana M Al-KhatibDaniel J FriedmanJoo Yoon HanJeanne E PooleGust H BardyJ Thomas BiggerAlfred E BuxtonArthur J MossKerry L LeePaul DorianRiccardo CappatoAlan H KadishPeter J KudenchukDaniel B MarkLurdes Y T InoueGillian D SandersPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2017)
In this meta-analysis of patient level data from MADIT-II and SCD-HeFT, higher NYHA class, lower LVEF, no beta-blocker therapy, and single chamber ICD (vs. dual chamber) were significant predictors of appropriate shocks.