Survival Probability and Survival Benefit Associated With Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Generator Changes
Bilchick KC, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Shadman R, Dardas TF, Anand I, Lund LH, Dahlström U, Sartipy U, Levy WC. Survival Probability and Survival Benefit Associated With Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Generator Changes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e023743. PMID: 35766293, PMCID: PMC9333379, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.023743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeattle Heart Failure ModelHeart failure modelHeart failure patientsResynchronization therapyGenerator changeSurvival benefitWorse survivalFailure patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryGC survivalSurvival Benefit AssociatedPrimary prevention indicationVentricular ejection fractionAnnual mortalityICD therapyConclusions PatientsPrevention indicationEjection fractionICD RegistryImproved survivalPrimary preventionPatient deathGreater effect sizeLVEFPatients