Ventricular Fibrillation Conversion Testing After Implantation of a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Friedman DJ, Parzynski CS, Heist EK, Russo AM, Akar JG, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Al-Khatib SM. Ventricular Fibrillation Conversion Testing After Implantation of a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Circulation 2018, 137: 2463-2477. PMID: 29463509, PMCID: PMC5988932, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.032167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorS-ICD implantationLogistic regression analysisInhospital complicationsPatient characteristicsCT testingS-ICDsCardioverter defibrillatorConversion testingPrior implantable cardioverter defibrillatorHigher body mass indexMultivariable logistic regression analysisLarger body surface areaSubcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillatorTransvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillatorInhospital adverse eventsLow ejection fractionAvailable patient characteristicsBody mass indexBody surface areaFirst-time recipientsMaximum device outputRegression analysisPredictors of useInsufficient safety margin