Chagas disease is associated with a worse prognosis at 1 ‐year follow‐up after implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator for secondary prevention in heart failure patients

ConclusionCD was associated with a poor short ‐term outcome in patients with HF submitted to ICD implantation for secondary prevention when compared to other HF etiologies. In this specific HF population, ICD indication should be individualized, considering the worst prognosis of these patients.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology - September 8, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rodrigo Morel Vieira Melo, Diogo Freitas Cardoso Azevedo, Yasmin Menezes Lira, Natalia Ferreira Cardoso Oliveira, Luiz Carlos Santana Passos Tags: ORIGINAL ‐ CLINICAL Source Type: research