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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2018

Should Primary Prevention ICDs Still Be Placed in Patients with Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy? A Review of the Evidence.

Harsha V Ganga, Abhishek Maan, E Kevin Heist

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Harsha V GangaDivision of Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02908, USA.
Abhishek MaanDivision of Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02908, USA.
E Kevin HeistCardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, GRB 109, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA, 02114, USA. kheist@partners.org.
Rhode Island Hospital · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewRecent evidence has suggested that implantable defibrillator (ICD) in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) may not offer mortality benefit in the presence of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). RECENT

findingsDespite significant benefits of GDMT and CRT, current evidence is derived from ICD trials that rely predominantly on reduced left ventricular ejection fraction alone (LVEF). The majority of patients with sudden cardiac death (SCD) have LVEF > 30% indicating that LVEF by itself is an inadequate predictor of SCD. The Danish study to assess the efficacy of ICD in patients with non-ischemic systolic heart failure on mortality (DANISH) highlights the importance of better risk stratifying NICM patients for ICD implantation. Assessment of life expectancy, comorbidities, presence of advanced heart failure, etiology of NICM, and the presence of myocardial fibrosis can help risk stratify ICD beyond LVEF. Genetics and biomarkers can be of further assistance in risk stratification.

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Defibrillators, ImplantableEvidence-Based MedicinePrimary PreventionCardiomyopathiesDeath, Sudden, CardiacEarly DiagnosisHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicProsthesis ImplantationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyPrimary preventionRisk stratification

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PMID29574588
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