Ongoing Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias and All-Cause Mortality at Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Generator Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 Mar;14(3):e009139. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.009139. Epub 2021 Feb 6.

Abstract

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Keywords: defibrillator; electronic; incidence; mortality; risk ratio.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Action Potentials
  • Aged
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / mortality
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy*
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
  • Defibrillators, Implantable
  • Device Removal* / adverse effects
  • Device Removal* / mortality
  • Electric Countershock / adverse effects
  • Electric Countershock / instrumentation*
  • Electric Countershock / mortality
  • Female
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Stroke Volume
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Left