Predictors of appropriate ICD therapy in Japanese patients with structural heart diseases: A major role of prior sustained ventricular tachycardia in secondary prevention

Predictors of appropriate ICD therapy in Japanese patients with structural heart diseases: A major role of prior sustained ventricular tachycardia in secondary prevention

Abstract Background Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization with a defibrillator (CRT‐D) are established therapies for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with structural heart disease (SHD), but the rates of subsequent ICD/CRT‐D therapy...

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Main Authors: Daigo Nagahara, Takefumi Fujito, Atsushi Mochizuki, Shinya Shimoshige, Akiyoshi Hashimoto, Tetsuji Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest
secondary prevention
structural heart disease
sustained ventricular tachycardia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12086

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https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12086

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