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January 18, 2006European Heart Journal

Clinical predictors and prognostic significance of electrical storm in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

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Why the study?

Does electrical storm increase mortality in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators?

Population

Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)

Design

Cohort

Authors

FBFrançois BrigadeauElectrophysiology CKClaude KouakamUniversité de Lille DKDidier KlugElectrophysiology

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Implication

Does not support intensified interventions for electrical storm in ICD recipients; leaves open prospective validation of predictors.

Key Points

To identify clinical predictors and assess the prognostic significance of electrical storm in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Assessed recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) for incidence of electrical storm.
Evaluated clinical baseline characteristics and mortality outcomes associated with electrical storm events.
Severe systolic dysfunction, chronic renal failure, and ventricular tachycardia as an initial arrhythmia significantly associate with increased occurrence of electrical storm.
Electrical storm occurs frequently but does not increase mortality in ICD recipients, whereas diabetes is associated with lower occurrence rates.

Structured PICO

Does electrical storm increase mortality in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators?

Population

Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)

Outcome

Mortalityhard clinical

Electrical storm is a frequent event in ICD recipients predicted by severe systolic dysfunction, chronic renal failure, and initial VT, but it does not independently increase mortality.

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Brigadeau et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56c3975589c71d767ccfa https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehi726

Topics

Ventricular arrhythmias Cardiac device therapy

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Clinical predictors and prognostic significance of electrical storm in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

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Clinical predictors and prognostic significance of electrical storm in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

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