Abstract
Patients with diabetes mellitus, prior myocardial infarction, older age, and a relatively preserved left ventricular ejection fraction remain at risk for sudden cardiac death that is potentially amenable by the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator with a good risk-benefit profile. The launched MADIT S-ICD study is designed to test the hypothesis that post–myocardial infarction diabetes patients with relatively preserved ejection fraction of 36%-50% will have a survival benefit from a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 158-166 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | American Heart Journal |
Volume | 189 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |