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Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Asia

The effectiveness of primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) is well established. However, there are several unsolved problems related to ICD use for primary prevention in Asia, including ICD underuse, population differences in underlying heart disease, and the rate of appr...

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Autores principales: Ueda, Nobuhiko, Noda, Takashi, Kusano, Kengo, Yasuda, Satoshi, Kurita, Takashi, Shimizu, Wataru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10261895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37323866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacasi.2023.02.004
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Sumario:The effectiveness of primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) is well established. However, there are several unsolved problems related to ICD use for primary prevention in Asia, including ICD underuse, population differences in underlying heart disease, and the rate of appropriate ICD therapy compared with Western countries. Although the prevalence of ischemic cardiomyopathy in Asia is lower than in Europe and the United States, the mortality rate of Asian patients with ischemic heart disease has been increasing recently. As for the use of ICDs for primary prevention, there have been no randomized clinical trials, and limited data are available in Asia. This review focuses on the unmet needs related to ICD use for primary prevention in Asia.