Why the study?
Does subcutaneous ICD reduce complications compared to transvenous ICD in patients requiring an ICD?
Population
Patients requiring an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) from pooled observational-matched studies
Comparison
Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillat… vs Transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Similar complication rates in observational data should not change device selection; leaves open need for randomized trials.
Does subcutaneous ICD reduce complications compared to transvenous ICD in patients requiring an ICD?
Pooled observational data suggest S-ICD significantly reduces lead-related complications compared to TV-ICD, though overall device-related complications remain similar.
Baalman et al. (2018) studied this question.
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