Prediction of early mortality after cardioverter-defibrillator implantation for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death: focus on transthoracic echocardiography
Abstract:Aim. To study the mortality rate of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) within a year after implantation of cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), to evaluate the potential of its prediction using transthoracic echocardiography.Material and methods. The study included 384 patients with NYHA class 3-4 heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35%, who were scheduled for ICD implantation for the primary prevention of sudden… Show more
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