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Underutilization of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Lakshmanadoss, Umashankar Sherazi, Saadia Aggarwal, Ashim Hsi, David Aktas, Mehmet K. Daubert, James P. Shah, Abrar H |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the overall use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) for primary prevention of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), among eligible patients from an outpatient cardiology clinic and to determine what factors might contribute to underutilization of ICDs.MethodsThis report was a retrospective chart review of patients with ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35% from an outpatient cardiology practice from January 2005 to May 2008. These patients met the eligibility criteria for ICD implantation for primary prevention of SCA. A detailed review of medical records captured distribution of ICD implantation including future plans for ICD implant, patient preference against ICD use, presence of severe co-morbidities, and any other documented reasons/contraindications regarding ICD implantation.ResultsOf the 275 patients who were eligible for ICD for primary prevention of SCA, 119 (43%) had an ICD implantation. ICDs were used in 84 (48%) eligible men and 35 (35%) eligible women (P 0.02). Among 156 (57%) patients who did not receive ICD, 79 (28%) had severe co-morbidities precluding them from having ICD. Twenty-six patients (10%) refused to have ICD implanted. The remaining 51 (19%) patient charts did not include any documentation regarding ICD use (future plan or contraindication).ConclusionsICDs are underutilized for primary prevention of SCA, with rates of use being lowest among eligible women. This underutilization exists even after accounting for patient preferences and presence of severe co-morbid conditions that might make an otherwise eligible patient not a suitable candidate for ICD implantation. |
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| ISSN | 19232829 |
| Journal | Cardiology Research [Cardiol Res] |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| DOI | 10.4021/cr13w |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC5358123 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| PubMed reference number | 28348654 |
| e-ISSN | 19232837 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elmer Press |
| Publisher Date | 2011-01-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright 2011, Lakshmanadoss et al. |
| Subject Keyword | Implantable cardioverter defibrillators Sudden cardiac arrest Underutilization |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine |
