Does prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator improve survival in patients with a prior myocardial infarction and advanced left ventricular dysfunction?
Prophylactic defibrillator implantation improves survival in patients with prior MI and advanced LV dysfunction and is a recommended therapy.
In patients with a prior myocardial infarction and advanced left ventricular dysfunction, prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator improves survival and should be considered as a recommended therapy.
Moss et al. (2002) studied this question.