Japan Implantable Devices in Coronary Artery Disease (JID-CAD) study design

• Main Authors: Akihiko Shimizu, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, Takeshi Mitsuhashi, Takashi Nitta, Hideo Mitamura, Takashi Kurita, Haruhiko Abe, Yuji Nakazato, Naokata Sumitomo, Kazushige Kadota, Kazuo Kimura, Ken Okumura
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015-04-01
• Series: Journal of Arrhythmia
• Subjects: Cardiac implantable devices; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; Coronary artery disease; Japan
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427614001288

Background: There is little information regarding appropriate therapies for coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with implantable devices – such as implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy devices (CRT-Ds) and cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker (CRT-P) devices – in Japan. To address this lack of information, we have launched the Japan Implantable Devices in Coronary Artery Disease (JID-CAD) study. Methods: This study has been designed as a prospective, multicenter, non-randomized and observational investigation. All patients will be followed up every six months over a two-year period. The primary endpoint will be the administration of appropriate device therapy. Secondary endpoints include administration of inappropriate therapy, death, hospitalization, or cardiovascular events. Conclusion: In this report, we discuss the current clinical situation of appropriate therapy, and how it is influenced by catheter ablation and revascularization therapy in patients with CAD.