Abstract
Background: No precise tools exist to predict appropriate shocks in patients with a primary prevention ICD. We sought to identify characteristics predictive of appropriate shocks in patients with a primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Methods: Using patient-level data from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II (MADIT II) and the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT), we identified patients with any appropriate shock. Clinical and demographic variables were included in a logistic regression model to predict appropriate shocks. Results: There were 1,463 patients randomized to an ICD, and 285 (19%) had ≥1 appropriate shock over a median follow-up of 2.59 years. Compared with patients without appropriate ICD shocks, patients who received any appropriate shock tended to have more severe heart failure. In a multiple logistic regression model, predictors of appropriate shocks included NYHA class (NYHA II vs. I: OR 1.65, 95% CI 1.07–2.55; NYHA III vs. I: OR 1.74, 95% CI 1.10–2.76), lower LVEF (per 1% change) (OR 1.04, 95% CI 1.02–1.06), absence of beta-blocker therapy (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.23–2.12), and single chamber ICD (OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.13–2.45). Conclusion: In this meta-analysis of patient level data from MADIT-II and SCD-HeFT, higher NYHA class, lower LVEF, no beta-blocker therapy, and single chamber ICD (vs. dual chamber) were significant predictors of appropriate shocks.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1345-1351 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2017 |
Keywords
- implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- meta-analysis
- primary prevention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Physiology (medical)