Effect of defibrillation threshold testing on effectiveness of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Lakshmi PeddareddyFaisal M MerchantAngel R LeonPaige SmithAkshar PatelMikhael F El-Chami

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)

A strategy that omits DFT testing at implant did not appear to compromise the effectiveness of the SICD. These data suggest that routine DFT testing at SICD implant might not be necessary. Randomized trials are needed to confirm this finding.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
systematic review
density functional theory
soft tissue
electronic health record
big data
clinical practice