Clinical outcomes of subcutaneous vs. transvenous implantable defibrillator therapy in a polymorbid patient cohort

BackgroundThe subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) has been designed to overcome lead-related complications and device endocarditis. Lacking the ability for pacing or resynchronization therapy its usage is limited to selected patients at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD).Obj...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Main Authors:	Badder Kattih, Felix Operhalski, Felicitas Boeckling, Florian Hecker, Felix Michael, Mate Vamos, Stefan H. Hohnloser, Julia W. Erath
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Subjects:	S-ICD TV-ICD implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) sudden cardiac death subcutaneous ICD transvenous ICD
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1008311/full