Nocturnal respiratory rate predicts ICD benefit: A prospective, controlled, multicentre cohort study

Nocturnal respiratory rate predicts ICD benefit: A prospective, controlled, multicentre cohort study

Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden cardiac death. ICD implantation decisions are currently based on reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF≤35%). However, in some patients, the non-arrhythmic death risk predominates thus diminishing ICD-therapy benefit...

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Main Authors: Michael Dommasch, Alexander Steger, Petra Barthel, Katharina M Huster, Alexander Müller, Daniel Sinnecker, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Thomas Penzel, Andrzej Lubinski, Panagiota Flevari, Markus Harden, Tim Friede, Stefan Kääb, Bela Merkely, Christian Sticherling, Rik Willems, Heikki V. Huikuri, Axel Bauer, Marek Malik, Markus Zabel, Georg Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Nocturnal respiratory rate
Primary prophylactic ICD
Benefit prediction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020304399

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