Why the study?
Does standardized programming with an atrial lead implant reduce the burden of inappropriate therapies in patients with ICDs or CRTDs?
Population
250 patients with either dual chamber (DR) ICDs or biventricular ICDs (CRTDs)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
41.9 ± 27.3 months
Authors
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May reduce inappropriate ICD therapies with atrial leads; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does standardized programming with an atrial lead implant reduce the burden of inappropriate therapies in patients with ICDs or CRTDs?
Standardized programming utilizing an atrial lead implant in ICD/CRTD patients is associated with a low (4.4%) burden of inappropriate therapies.
Boles et al. (2017) studied this question.
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