Comparative outcomes of subcutaneous and transvenous cardioverter-defibrillators.

CONCLUSIONS: The efficacy of an S-ICD is comparable to that of T-ICD, especially in a dominantly HCM patient population. The S-ICD is associated with fewer major complications demanding reoperation.
PMID: 30855343 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - March 12, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Liang JJ, Okamura H, Asirvatham R, Schneider A, Hodge DO, Yang M, Li XP, Dai MY, Tian Y, Zhang P, Cannon BC, Huang CX, Friedman PA, Cha YM Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research