Prognosis after ICD implantation

Arrhythmic death and ICD implantation after myocardial infarction

Arrhythmic death remains one of the most important causes of mortality after an acute myocardial infarction also in the revascularization era. As a consequence, identification of patients at risk should be performed before discharge. Unfortunately, in the clinical practice, this evaluation is mainly based on detection of a depressed left ventricular ejection. This approach, however, cannot adeq...

When should patients be allowed to drive after ICD implantation?

Guidelines ICD implantation 2005 – an update

Prognosis Determinants after Cardioverter-Defibrillators Implantation in Brazil

Mailing Address: Arn Migowski • Rua das Laranjeiras 374, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, 5o andar. Postal Code 22240-006, Laranjeiras, RJ – Brazil E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Manuscript received November 30, 2016, revised manuscript January 26, 2017, accepted January 26, 2017

Timing of arrhythmic death after myocardial infarction: does it affect timing of ICD implantation?

In spite of significant reduction in total mortality observed in patients discharged after an acute myocardial infarction (MI), ventricular arrhythmias still account for 30–40% of deaths. This figure, which was initially provided by studies carried out in the pre-thrombolytic era, has been subsequently confirmed when most of the patients had been revascularized by thrombolysis or percutaneous c...