
Electrophysiology
Pacemakers, ICDs, and CRT outcomes
Synthesized from 137 evidence-backed clinical questions linked to this topic — 2 supporting the intervention, 2 against the intervention, 7 still contested.
Does antidepressants vs placebo improve outcomes in Cardiac pacemaker twiddler syndrome?
Low Certainty+ Favors benefitantidepressants vs placebo
16 studies (1,125,900 patients) provide low-certainty evidence for benefit of antidepressants for the outcome in Cardiac pacemaker twiddler syndrome.
Does subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (s-icds) vs placebo improve outcomes in Premature battery depletion?
Low Certaintysubcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (s-icds) vs placebo
2 studies (6,892 patients) provide low-certainty evidence against benefit of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (s-icds) for the outcome in Premature battery depletion.
Does icd implantation vs placebo improve outcomes in complication aspects?
Insufficient~ Mixed resultsicd implantation vs placebo
3 studies (114,484 patients) provide insufficient evidence with mixed findings regarding icd implantation for the outcome in complication aspects.
Does cephalosporium roseum extract vs placebo improve outcomes in permanent pacemaker implantation date?
Insufficient~ Mixed resultscephalosporium roseum extract vs placebo
2 studies (228 patients) provide insufficient evidence with mixed findings regarding cephalosporium roseum extract for the outcome in permanent pacemaker implantation date.
Does subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (s-icd) vs placebo improve outcomes in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome?
Insufficient~ Mixed resultssubcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (s-icd) vs placebo
2 studies (5,494 patients) provide insufficient evidence with mixed findings regarding subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (s-icd) for the outcome in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
Does subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (s-icd) vs placebo improve Inappropriate ICD Shocks in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome?
Insufficient~ Mixed resultssubcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (s-icd) vs placebo · Inappropriate ICD Shocks
2 studies (5,494 patients) provide insufficient evidence with mixed findings regarding subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (s-icd) for Inappropriate ICD Shocks in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
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Worldwide experience with a totally subcutaneous implantable defibrillator: early results from the EFFORTLESS S-ICD Registry
European Heart Journal — Lambiase P — Mar 2014
Evaluation of the Necessity for Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation in Elderly Patients With Brugada Syndrome
Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology — Kamakura T — Jun 2015
Chronic kidney disease and arrhythmias: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
European Heart Journal — Turakhia M — Jan 2018
Long-Term Outcomes of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed During Childhood
Circulation — Alexander P — Feb 2018
Prophylactic Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators after Myocardial Infarction — Not for Everyone
New England Journal of Medicine — Gillis A — Dec 2004
aTrial arrhythmias in inhEriTed aRrhythmIa Syndromes: results from the TETRIS study
EP Europace — Conte G — Nov 2024
Clinical Presentation and Heart Failure in Children With Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology — Jan 2022
Development of a measure of the concerns held by people with implanted cardioverter defibrillators: The ICDC
British Journal of Health Psychology — Frizelle D — Apr 2006
ISHNE/EHRA Expert Consensus on Remote Monitoring of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs)
Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology — Dubner S — Jan 2012
Monitoring Device Acceptance in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients Using the Florida Patient Acceptance Survey
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology — Versteeg H — Jan 2012
Reliability of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Home Monitoring in Forecasting the Need for Regular Office Visits, and Patient Perspective
Circulation Journal — Watanabe E — Jan 2013
Prevalence and risk markers of early psychological distress after ICD implantation in the European REMOTE-CIED study cohort
International Journal of Cardiology — Versteeg H — Mar 2017
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Cardiac device therapy (also known as ICD, pacemaker, CRT). Pacemakers, ICDs, and CRT outcomes
As of 2026-08-16, the scientific consensus on Cardiac device therapy is unknown. No claims extracted for this topic
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