Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With or Without Defibrillator in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Evidence Synthesis and Clinical Implications from DECIDE-CRT and Related Studies
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With or Without Defibrillator in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Evidence Synthesis and Clinical Implications from DECIDE-CRT and Related Studies

This review synthesizes contemporary evidence on the survival impact of adding defibrillators to CRT in nonischemic cardiomyopathy, highlighting heterogeneous results including the DECIDE-CRT study and underscoring the need for personalized risk stratification and randomized trials.
Comparative Efficacy, Safety, and Complications of Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Insights from the PRAETORIAN and ATLAS Trials and Meta-Analyses
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Comparative Efficacy, Safety, and Complications of Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Insights from the PRAETORIAN and ATLAS Trials and Meta-Analyses

This review synthesizes randomized trial data comparing subcutaneous and transvenous ICDs, highlighting differences in inappropriate shocks, device-related complications, and shock efficacy, underscoring clinical considerations for ICD selection.