Prognostic impact of recurrences of ventricular tachyarrhythmias and appropriate ICD therapies in a high-risk ICD population.
Tobias SchuppIbrahim AkinLinda ReiserArmin BollowGabriel TatonThomas ReicheltDominik EllguthNiko EngelkeUzair AnsariKambis MashayekhiChristel WeißChristoph NienaberMuharrem AkinMartin BorggrefeMichael BehnesPublished in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2019)
Recurrences of ventricular tachyarrhythmias and recurrent appropriate ICD therapies are associated with increased long-term all-cause mortality in consecutive ICD recipients. Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, AF and LVEF < 35% revealed to be significant predictors of both endpoints.