TY - JOUR
T1 - Safety and efficacy of strategic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator programming to reduce the shock delivery burden in a primary prevention patient population
AU - Buber, Jonathan
AU - Luria, David
AU - Gurevitz, Osnat
AU - Bar-Lev, David
AU - Eldar, Michael
AU - Glikson, Michael
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Aims Strategically chosen ventricular tachycardia (VT)/ventricular fibrillation (VF) detection and therapy parameters aimed at reducing shock deliveries were proven effective in studies that utilized single manufacturer devices with a follow-up of up to 1 year. Whether these beneficiary effects can be generalized to additional manufacturers and be maintained for longer periods is to be determined. Our aim was to evaluate the durability and applicability of the programming of strategic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) of various manufacturers, which is aimed at reducing the shock delivery burden in primary prevention ICD recipients. Methods and Results A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of 300 ICD recipients of various manufacturers was conducted; 160 devices were strategically programmed to reduce shocks and 140 were not. The primary endpoint was the composite of death and appropriate shocks. Additional outcomes were inappropriate shocks, syncope events, and non-sustained VTs. At a median follow-up of 24 months, 19 patients died, 31 received appropriate shocks, and 41 received inappropriate shocks. Multivariate analysis showed that strategic programming dedicated to shock reduction was associated with a 64% risk reduction in the primary endpoint [hazard ratio (HR): 0.13-0.93; P = 0.03] and a 70% reduction in inappropriate shock deliveries (HR: 0.16-0.72; P = 0.01). Very few syncope events occurred (five patients, 1.6%), and there was no between-group difference in this outcome. Conclusion Utilization of strategically chosen VT/VF detection and therapy parameters was found to be effective and safe in ICDs of various manufacturers at a median follow-up period of 2 years among primary prevention patients.
AB - Aims Strategically chosen ventricular tachycardia (VT)/ventricular fibrillation (VF) detection and therapy parameters aimed at reducing shock deliveries were proven effective in studies that utilized single manufacturer devices with a follow-up of up to 1 year. Whether these beneficiary effects can be generalized to additional manufacturers and be maintained for longer periods is to be determined. Our aim was to evaluate the durability and applicability of the programming of strategic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) of various manufacturers, which is aimed at reducing the shock delivery burden in primary prevention ICD recipients. Methods and Results A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of 300 ICD recipients of various manufacturers was conducted; 160 devices were strategically programmed to reduce shocks and 140 were not. The primary endpoint was the composite of death and appropriate shocks. Additional outcomes were inappropriate shocks, syncope events, and non-sustained VTs. At a median follow-up of 24 months, 19 patients died, 31 received appropriate shocks, and 41 received inappropriate shocks. Multivariate analysis showed that strategic programming dedicated to shock reduction was associated with a 64% risk reduction in the primary endpoint [hazard ratio (HR): 0.13-0.93; P = 0.03] and a 70% reduction in inappropriate shock deliveries (HR: 0.16-0.72; P = 0.01). Very few syncope events occurred (five patients, 1.6%), and there was no between-group difference in this outcome. Conclusion Utilization of strategically chosen VT/VF detection and therapy parameters was found to be effective and safe in ICDs of various manufacturers at a median follow-up period of 2 years among primary prevention patients.
KW - Implantable cardiac defibrillators
KW - Inappropriate shocks
KW - Strategic programming
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U2 - 10.1093/europace/eut302
DO - 10.1093/europace/eut302
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AN - SCOPUS:84893208434
SN - 1099-5129
VL - 16
SP - 227
EP - 234
JO - Europace
JF - Europace
IS - 2
ER -