In patients with ICDs, particularly those with advanced heart failure, there is a substantial risk of death without receiving prior appropriate ICD therapy.
Should not yet change ICD selection in advanced HF; hypothesis-generating for refined risk stratification.
In a contemporary ICD population, the risk of death without prior appropriate ICD therapy is substantial, especially in patients with advanced heart failure.
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