Sudden Cardiac Death of Two Heart Transplant Patients With Correctly Functioning Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Failure Association joint consensus document on arrhythmias in heart failure, endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society

“…273 Smaller retrospective reports report mixed efficiacy of ICDs in these patients, 274,275 and a larger prospective multicentre trial are needed. The optimum management of VPBs and asymptomatic episodes of NSVT and their prognostic significance remain uncertain.…”

Arrhythmias After Heart Transplantation: Mechanisms and Management

“…The role of the electrophysiology study in the presence of syncope is also not clear . There are reports of SCD in patients with an ICD, which were presumably due to PEA because no VT or VF was documented at the time of death . There are also concerns that there is increased risk of infections and lead‐related complications in such patients.…”

Implantable Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Transplant Recipients: Results of a National Survey

“…[7][8][9] This degree of uncertainty also pertains to the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), which represents a potential option for the treatment of heart failure symptoms associated with allograft dysfunction. Therefore, we sought to understand current use of ICDs and CRT in the post-transplant population by surveying the medical directors of adult heart transplant programs in the United States.…”