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What are the incidence and predictors of appropriate ICD therapy and its complications in patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation?
What are the incidence and predictors of appropriate ICD therapy and its complications in patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation?
While ICDs effectively treat recurrent lethal arrhythmias in about a third of IVF patients, the high rate of complications and inappropriate shocks highlights the need for additional management strategies.
Complication risks with ICDs in IVF warrant careful monitoring; leaves open refined selection and adjunct strategies in prospective studies.
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy is an effective treatment in IVF, treating recurrences of potentially lethal VAs in approximately one-third of patients during long-term follow-up. However, device-related complications and inappropriate shocks were also frequent. We found significant predictors for appropriate ICD therapy. This may imply that these patients require additional management to prevent recurrent events.
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