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IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR FOR THE PREVENTION OF MORTALITY IN NON-ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

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Background: The survival benefit of Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in ischemic cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction (EF) of ≤35% is well established. However, there remains controversy regarding its benefit in… Click to show full abstract

Background: The survival benefit of Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in ischemic cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction (EF) of ≤35% is well established. However, there remains controversy regarding its benefit in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). We performed a meta-analysis

Keywords: ischemic cardiomyopathy; meta analysis; non ischemic; cardiomyopathy; cardioverter defibrillator; implantable cardioverter

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2017

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