Increased periodic repolarization dynamics identified patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy in whom prophylactic ICD implantation led to significant mortality reduction (p for interaction=0.01).
Observational
p-value: p=0.01
BACKGROUND: Identification of patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy who may benefit from prophylactic implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator. We hypothesized that periodic repolarization dynamics (PRD), a marker of repolarization instability associated with sympathetic activity, could be used to identify patients who will benefit from prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation. METHODS: as an exploratory cut-off value for ICD implantation. RESULTS: for interaction=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Increased PRD identified patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy in whom prophylactic ICD implantation led to significant mortality reduction.
Boas et al. (Fri,) conducted a observational in Nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was evaluated on Mortality (p=0.01). Increased periodic repolarization dynamics identified patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy in whom prophylactic ICD implantation led to significant mortality reduction (p for interaction=0.01).