Compliance to MADIT and MUSTT criteria for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in the pre-SCD-Heft and MADIT II era. Data from a multicenter Italian study

Riccardo Cappato; Gabriele Zanotto; Carlo Menozzi; Antonio Coppola; Antonio Curnis; Valerio Freggiaro; Tommaso Sanna; Gianfranco Sinagra; Fabrizio Pizzetti; Sergio Sermasi; Alessandro Locatelli; Gabriele Zaccone; Domenico Pecora; Giovanni Raciti; Francesco Accardi

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.027

Compliance to MADIT and MUSTT criteria for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in the pre-SCD-Heft and MADIT II era. Data from a multicenter Italian study

Int J Cardiol. 2010 Oct 8;144(2):268-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.027. Epub 2009 Feb 20.

Authors

Riccardo Cappato, Gabriele Zanotto, Carlo Menozzi, Antonio Coppola, Antonio Curnis, Valerio Freggiaro, Tommaso Sanna, Gianfranco Sinagra, Fabrizio Pizzetti, Sergio Sermasi, Alessandro Locatelli, Gabriele Zaccone, Domenico Pecora, Giovanni Raciti, Francesco Accardi

PMID: 19232761
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.027

Abstract

The follow-up of 1440 consecutive post-MI patients (68.9 ± 10.9 years) with an LVEF ≤ 40% was analyzed in 19 Italian hospitals to evaluate how many patients with clinical nonsustained VT and inducible sustained VT or VF underwent post-discharge risk assessment (RA). During 38 (range, 4-76) months follow-up, 611 patients (42.4%) qualified for and 294 (20.4%) effectively underwent RA combining LVEF assessment and Holter monitoring, 29 (2.0%) subsequently underwent programmed electrical stimulation and 19 (1.3%) received an ICD.

Publication types

Letter
Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Clinical Trials as Topic
Defibrillators, Implantable / standards*
Guideline Adherence*
Humans
Italy
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Tachycardia / therapy