Safety of Omitting Defibrillation Efficacy Testing With Subcutaneous Defibrillators: A Propensity-Matched Case-Control Study

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 Dec;14(12):e010381. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.121.010381. Epub 2021 Dec 2.
No abstract available

Keywords: arrhythmias, cardiac; cause of death; defibrillator, implantable; propensity score; ventricular fibrillation.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / mortality
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Defibrillators, Implantable*
  • Electric Countershock / adverse effects
  • Electric Countershock / instrumentation*
  • Electric Countershock / mortality
  • Equipment Safety
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Materials Testing*
  • Patient Safety
  • Propensity Score
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Failure