Acute shock efficacy of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator according to the implantation technique

• Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 1695 - 1703
• Main Authors: Francia, Pietro, Adduci, Carmen, Angeletti, Andrea, Ottaviano, Luca, Perrotta, Laura, De Vivo, Stefano, Bongiorni, Maria Grazia, Migliore, Federico, Russo, Antonio Dello, De Filippo, Paolo, Caravati, Fabrizio, Nigro, Gerardo, Palmisano, Pietro, Viani, Stefano, D'Onofrio, Antonio, Lovecchio, Mariolina, Valsecchi, Sergio, Ziacchi, Matteo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Arrhythmia; Body mass index; conversion; defibrillation test; Defibrillators; ICD; Multivariate analysis; safety; Shock; subcutaneous; Defibrillation test; ICD; Safety; Subcutaneous; Conversion

Background The traditional technique for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S‐ICD) implantation involves three incisions and a subcutaneous (SC) pocket. An intermuscular (IM) 2‐incision technique has been recently adopted. Aims We assessed acute defibrillation efficacy (DE) of S‐IC...