Key result
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is poised to substantially expand ICD coverage for the prevention of sudden cardiac death based on the results of the SCD-HeFT trial.
Population
Medicare beneficiaries at risk of sudden death from cardiac causes
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Medicare is expected to substantially expand coverage for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators based on the expanded clinical indications demonstrated in the SCD-HeFT trial.
Medicare is expected to substantially expand coverage for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators based on the expanded clinical indications demonstrated in the SCD-HeFT trial.
McClellan et al. (2005) conducted an editorial in Sudden death from cardiac causes in heart failure. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was evaluated. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is poised to substantially expand ICD coverage for the prevention of sudden cardiac death based on the results of the SCD-HeFT trial.
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