RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Parry, Nicola
T1 Dual Chamber ICD Therapy Associated with Fewer Inappropriate Shocks
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2013
FD SAGE Publications
VO 13
IS 12
SP 19
OP 20
DO 10.1177/155989771312009
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/12/19.abstract
AB This article presents data from an international multicenter study, demonstrating that patients with dual-chamber (DC) implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) experienced a significantly lower incidence of inappropriate shocks compared with those with single-chamber devices, with no difference in all-cause mortality between the two groups. The Optimal Anti-tachycardia Therapy in ICD Patients Without Pacing Indications study [OPTION; NCT00729703] was designed to test the hypothesis that DC ICD therapy with specific device-based algorithms would reduce the rate of inappropriate shocks without affecting morbidity and mortality by ventricular pacing.