2003年5月28日 · MADIT II substudy findings and device and lead issues may help to stratify optimal therapy for varying patient populations.

2021年10月5日 · In selected patients without pacing indications, the subcutaneous ICD has become an alternative to transvenous systems. Risk evaluation should be assessed at baseline and every 1-2 years, and when ...

2004年5月13日 · NASPE-Heart Rhythm Society tells CMS that regulating device choice would be "poor public health policy and could potentially harm patients." They urge leaving it up to the discretion of physicians.

The prevalence of spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmias observed in this study was high regardless of indication, with 18.6% of primary prophylaxis patients and 28.6% of secondary patients ...

2013年5月16日 · Applying only to primary-prevention patients with no pacing indications, an analysis suggests that more expensive dual-chamber implantable defibrillators, compared with single-chamber devices ...

2003年6月3日 · Combination CRT/ICD Therapy Shows Promise in Moderate to Severe Heart Failure Patients With ICD Indications: Results of the MIRACLE ICD Trial . June 03, 2003. June 3, 2003 — Cardiac ...

2011年8月23日 · Researchers attribute the increase to expanding ICD indications and an aging population. The annual rate of infection was constant from 1993 to 2004, at which point a marked increase was noted. In ...

2014年4月14日 · Of 231 patients, 59 (26%) no longer met ICD indications (improved EF and no therapy) while 79 (34%) had unclear indications (LV function had not been reassessed before change).

2021年8月16日 · Typically, such patients would receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and stay on medical therapy, with ablation held in reserve as a late-stage palliative option, observed ...

2003年4月28日 · In general, the guidelines expand the indications for pacemaker and ICD use and are the first to endorse the use of biventricular pacing (BVP) technology for patients with medically refractory ...