“Real life” longevity of implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator devices

Conclusions ICDs continue to have limited longevity of 4.9 ± 1.6 years, and 8% demonstrate premature battery depletion by 3 years. CRT devices have the shortest longevity (mean, 3.8 years) by 13 to 17 months, compared with other ICD devices. These findings have important implications, particularly in view of the high expense involved with this type of electrical therapy.

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Source: Clinical Cardiology - May 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Antonis S. Manolis, Themistoklis Maounis, Spyridon Koulouris, Vassilios Vassilikos Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research