Appropriate and inappropriate shocks in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: An international multicenter study
Nazer B, Dale Z, Carrassa G, Reza N, Ustunkaya T, Papoutsidakis N, Gray A, Howell SJ, Elman MR, Pieragnoli P, Ricciardi G, Jacoby D, Frankel DS, Owens A, Olivotto I, Heitner SB. Appropriate and inappropriate shocks in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: An international multicenter study. Heart Rhythm 2020, 17: 1107-1114. PMID: 32084597, PMCID: PMC8052990, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary prevention patientsAdjusted odds ratioT-wave inversionAppropriate shocksInappropriate shocksHCM patientsR-wave amplitudeHypertrophic cardiomyopathyS-ICDsCardiology/American Heart Association criteriaElectrocardiographic R-wave amplitudeAmerican Heart Association criteriaHCM Risk-SCD scorePrimary prevention patientsS-ICD shocksAbnormal T-wave inversionSustained ventricular arrhythmiasSudden cardiac deathS-ICD implantationHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsInternational multicenter studyT-wave oversensingYounger patientsCardiac deathIndependent predictors