Are Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shocks a Surrogate for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy? | Zendy

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen | Zendy; Joseph Levine | Zendy; Ronald D. Berger | Zendy; James P. Daubert | Zendy; Stephen L. Winters | Zendy; Eugene Greenstein | Zendy; Alaa Shalaby | Zendy; Andi Schaechter | Zendy; Haris Subačius | Zendy; Alan H. Kadish | Zendy

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Are Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shocks a Surrogate for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy?

Author(s) -

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen,

Joseph Levine,

Ronald D. Berger,

James P. Daubert,

Stephen L. Winters,

Eugene Greenstein,

Alaa Shalaby,

Andi Schaechter,

Haris Subačius,

Alan H. Kadish

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.561571

Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiology , sudden cardiac death , cardiomyopathy , heart failure , sudden death

Ventricular tachyarrhythmias long enough to cause implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shocks are generally thought to progress to cardiac arrest. In previous ICD trials, shocks have been considered an appropriate surrogate for sudden cardiac death (SCD) because the number of shocks has been thought to be equivalent to the mortality excess in patients without ICDs. The practice of equating ICD shocks with mortality is controversial and has not been validated critically.

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