Journal article
Cardioverter defibrillator implantation without induction of ventricular fibrillation: a single-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial (SIMPLE)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Defibrillation testing by induction and termination of ventricular fibrillation is widely done at the time of implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of ICD implantation without defibrillation testing versus the standard of ICD implantation with defibrillation testing.
METHODS: In this single-blind, randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial (Shockless IMPLant …
Authors
Healey JS; Hohnloser SH; Glikson M; Neuzner J; Mabo P; Vinolas X; Kautzner J; O'Hara G; VanErven L; Gadler F
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 385, No. 9970, pp. 785–791
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 2015
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61903-6
ISSN
0140-6736