Key result
ICD use in OHCA survivors currently lacks long-term outcome data.
Why the study?
European guidelines recommend ICD implantation for survivors of OHCA with documented ventricular fibrillation without reversible causes, but limited data are available on its use in this population.
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Long-term ICD outcomes in OHCA survivors remain uncertain; leaves open need for prospective studies.
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Survival after OHCA is poor, although it has improved in the last decade because of the availability of public access to defibrillators. European guidelines recommend an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in patients with OHCA and a documented ventricular fibrillation in the absence of reversible causes such as acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, there is limited data available on the use of an ICD in this group of patients.
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Izquierdo et al. (2021) studied Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was evaluated. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) use in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest currently has limited long-term outcome data available.
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