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ReviewThe Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management2026

A Contemporary Review of Subcutaneous and Extravascular Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators.

Ahmad Jalil, Wajeeha Zahid, Fatima Rajab, Mahmoud Gomaa, Ahsan Sakef, Muhammad R Afzal

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Review in The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Letter from the Editor in Chief.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ahmad JalilDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA.
Wajeeha ZahidDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Fatima RajabKing Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mahmoud GomaaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ahsan SakefThe Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
Muhammad R AfzalDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are life-saving devices used to prevent sudden cardiac death. Two newer types of ICDs-the extravascular ICD (EV-ICD) and the subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD)-offer alternatives to traditional transvenous ICDs. Additionally, efforts are being made to introduce defibrillation and pacing interventions through a single device called the modular cardiac rhythm management system (mCRM). This review compares the EV-ICD and S-ICD based on currently available clinical data, focusing on their safety and performance. Additionally, we review modular ICD systems, which integrate leadless pacing with defibrillation. We conducted a comprehensive literature search of PubMed and ScienceDirect, focusing on articles demonstrating the clinical outcomes of EV-ICDs and S-ICDs as well as modular systems. However, we found that sufficient studies are not available to determine the clinical efficacy and safety outcomes of EV-ICDs and the mCRM. Additionally, comparative studies between EV-ICDs and S-ICDs are still required to determine their relative roles in the field of electrophysiology, with the goal of empowering clinicians to understand these emerging technologies to support better patient care decision-making.

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Cardiac arrhythmiaextravascular ICDimplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorsubcutaneous ICDsudden cardiac death

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PMID42255452
PMCPMC13241066

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