Incidence of arrhythmias in a large cohort of patients with current implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in Spain: results from the UMBRELLA Registry

Conclusion
This real-world analysis suggests that modern ICD patients have a low rate of appropriate and inappropriate shocks. The risk of SVA in secondary prevention patients is less than what has been reported in RCTs.

Source: Europace - November 1, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fontenla, A., Martinez-Ferrer, J. B., Alzueta, J., Vinolas, X., Garcia-Alberola, A., Brugada, J., Peinado, R., Sancho-Tello, M. J., Cano, A., Fernandez-Lozano, I. Tags: Sudden death and ICDs Source Type: research