Why the study?
Does ICD therapy impair quality of life in patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death compared to medical therapy?
Population
5,701 patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death (pooled from 7 RCTs)
Comparison
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy vs Medical therapy / standard treatment
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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Reassures clinicians on ICD QoL preservation versus medical therapy; confirms overall safety while leaving shock effects open for targeted study.
Does ICD therapy impair quality of life in patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death compared to medical therapy?
This systematic review demonstrates that ICD therapy does not generally impair quality of life compared to medical therapy, though patients should be counseled about potential transient QoL declines following shocks.
Silva et al. (2017) studied this question.
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