Key result
Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients experienced a 28% mortality rate at a mean of 8.7 months, primarily due to cardiac causes like electromechanical dissociation.
Population
50 patients who underwent primary implantation of an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator…
Design
Cohort
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High short-term mortality in AICD recipients warrants closer post-implant monitoring; leaves open questions on modifiable risks for future trials.
Cohort (n=50)
In patients with an AICD, mortality is primarily cardiac and driven by electromechanical dissociation rather than treatable arrhythmias, particularly in those with low ejection fraction and prior appropriate shocks.
Luceri et al. (1988) conducted a cohort in Patients with Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (n=50). Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD) was evaluated on Death. Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients experienced a 28% mortality rate at a mean of 8.7 months, primarily due to cardiac causes like electromechanical dissociation.