Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Why the study?
Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators prevent sudden cardiac death in high-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Population
High-risk hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) cohort
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support ICD consideration in HCM with one risk factor; hypothesis-generating for SCD prevention without RCTs.
Structured PICO
Do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators prevent sudden cardiac death in high-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
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Population
High-risk hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) cohort
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Intervention
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICD)
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Outcome
ICD interventions for life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmiashard clinical
A single marker of high risk for sudden death may be sufficient to justify prophylactic ICD implantation in selected patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Cite This Study
Maron et al. (2007) studied this question.