… Search keywords included randomized AND, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, ICD,
defibrillator, sudden cardiac death OR sudden death, ventricular arrhythmias, dilated …

Aims Three randomized trials of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy vs
medical treatment for the prevention of death in survivors of ventricular fibrillation or sustained …

… -office (IO) follow-up of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) to reduce the need for
office visits … In this meta-analysis of 9 randomized clinical trials comparing the 2 strategies, RM …

… cardioverter defibrillator … meta-analysis assessed the relationship between therapy reduction
programming with the risks of death from any cause, implantable cardioverter defibrillator …

… cardioverter defibrillators improve survival among patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy?
Findings In this meta-analysis … prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators reduced …

… Meta-analysis was performed for the main focuses to calculate proportions and annual
rates … substantial publication bias for each of the outcomes of main focus of this meta-analysis. …

… This meta-analysis demonstrates a low cardiac and noncardiac mortality rate after ICD
therapy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Appropriate ICD intervention occurred at a …

Background It is unknown whether implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) discharges
actively contribute to a worse prognosis independent of the underlying arrhythmia. There is …

… routinely excluded from these analyses. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to synthesize
… In conclusion, this meta-analysis suggests that even in those with ICDs, there is still a 2.7-…

… a role for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in the prevention … Specifically, the role of
implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in … whether implantable cardioverter-defibrillators reduce …