December 26, 2007Open Access
Prophylactic Catheter Ablation for the Prevention of Defibrillator Therapy
Key Points
- To evaluate the effectiveness of prophylactic catheter ablation in reducing ICD therapy for patients with a history of myocardial infarction.
- Randomized trial design
Structured PICO
Does prophylactic substrate-based catheter ablation reduce the incidence of ICD therapy in patients with a history of myocardial infarction who received ICDs for the secondary prevention of sudden death?
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Population
Patients with a history of myocardial infarction who received ICDs for the secondary prevention of sudden death
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Intervention
Prophylactic substrate-based catheter ablation
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Outcome
Incidence of ICD therapy
Prophylactic substrate-based catheter ablation reduces the incidence of ICD therapy in patients with prior MI receiving ICDs for secondary prevention.
Abstract
In this randomized trial, prophylactic substrate-based catheter ablation reduced the incidence of ICD therapy in patients with a history of myocardial infarction who received ICDs for the secondary prevention of sudden death. (Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN62488166 controlled-trials.com.).
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Authors
Vivek Y. Reddy
Electrophysiology
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Matthew R. Reynolds
Electrophysiology
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Petr Neužil
Electrophysiology
Journals
New England Journal of Medicine
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Institutions
Massachusetts General Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Na Homolce Hospital
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