The PRAETORIAN score is a noninvasive test that gives a score from 30 to 900, which can be interpreted as low risk (<90 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator was noninferior to a transvenous ICD regarding major ...

Traditionally implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been implanted transvenously by creating a pouch in the subclavicular area and gaining vascular access to the heart. This approach, ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) was designed to avoid complications related to the transvenous ICD lead by using an entirely extrathoracic placement. Evidence comparing ...

The PRAETORIAN-DFT randomized trial found that omitting defibrillation testing during subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) implantation, when guided by the PRAETORIAN score, did ...

Patients with an indication for an implantable cardiac defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death and a sharply reduced left ventricular ejection fraction of 35% or less safely ...

A major international trial found that subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (S-ICDs) can be implanted without routine defibrillation testing when guided by the PRAETORIAN score, ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Use of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) appears to have some advantages over transvenous devices for patients with an ICD indication but no need for pacing, ...

Cameron Health, Inc. today announced the publication of study results online in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) highlighting the development and potential benefits of the company's S-ICD® ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators can be extracted safely and feasibly. S-ICD extraction was ...

An entirely subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) differs from a transvenous ICD in that a single lead is placed subcutaneously. This single lead comprises 2 sensing ring ...