Patient characteristics, predictors and outcome of pacemaker patients upgraded to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
ConclusionsOne of 20 ICD implantations are upgrade of patients with a PM. At least one of 30 PM patients will require an ICD upgrade in the following 10 years. Predictors for ICD upgrade are male sex and lower LVEF at PM implantation. Upgraded patients have worse outcomes.
Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE - Category: Cardiology Authors: Samuel H. Baldinger,
D ésirée Burren,
Fabian Noti,
Helge Servatius,
Jens Seiler,
Antonio Madaffari,
Babken Asatryan,
Hildegard Tanner,
Tobias Reichlin,
Andreas Haeberlin,
Laurent Roten Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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