Population
Patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest requiring an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Comparison
Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillat… vs Conventional transvenous implantable…
Design
Review
Authors
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May reduce lead-related complications in high-risk patients; leaves open need for comparative long-term outcome data.
The subcutaneous ICD was developed as a less invasive alternative to transvenous ICDs, aiming to reduce complications such as systemic infection and lead failures.
Sanghera et al. (2014) studied this question.
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