ARE MORE COMPLEX IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED MORTALITY - LESSONS LEARNED FROM CLINICAL-TRIALS

Authors
ELLENBOGEN KA EPSTEIN AE WOOD MA STAMBLER BS KAY GN PLUMB VJ VOSHAGESTAHL L HULL ML
Citation
Ka. Ellenbogen et al., ARE MORE COMPLEX IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED MORTALITY - LESSONS LEARNED FROM CLINICAL-TRIALS, The American journal of cardiology, 80(7), 1997, pp. 958
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
80
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)80:7<958:AMCICA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We compared 1-year survival in patients receiving implantable cardiove rter defibrillators (ICDs) that provide only shock therapy with more a dvanced ICDs that provide antitachycardia pacing, bradycardia pacing, low-energy cardioversion, and advanced detection algorithms. Outcome i n patients with advanced-generation ICD systems was similar or improve d compared with outcome in patients receiving ICDs with only monophasi c shock.