Early ICD implantation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study from the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Pedram SultanianPeter LundgrenAidin RawshaniSebastian MöllerArash Hadi JafariLaura DavidShavan YassinsonAnna MyredalCecilia RorsmanAmar TahaAnnica Ravn-FischerAndreas MartinssonJohan HerlitzAraz RawshaniPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Among survivors of OHCA, those discharged with an ICD had approximately 60% lower risk of death or recurrent cardiac arrest. A randomised trial is warranted to study this further.