Journal article
Rationale and design of the EU‐CERT‐ICD prospective study: comparative effectiveness of prophylactic ICD implantation
Abstract
AIMS: The clinical effectiveness of primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy is under debate. The EUropean Comparative Effectiveness Research to Assess the Use of Primary ProphylacTic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (EU-CERT-ICD) aims to assess its current clinical value.
METHODS AND RESULTS: The EU-CERT-ICD is a prospective investigator-initiated non-randomized, controlled, multicentre observational …
Authors
Zabel M; Sticherling C; Willems R; Lubinski A; Bauer A; Bergau L; Braunschweig F; Brugada J; Brusich S; Conen D
Journal
ESC Heart Failure, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 182–193
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 2019
DOI
10.1002/ehf2.12367
ISSN
2055-5822