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PRAETORIAN-DFT: Safe to Forgo Defibrillation Testing for S-ICD Implant

CHICAGO, IL—Defibrillation testing (DFT) is not always necessary in patients receiving a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) when using a scoring system that assesses the ...
Medscape

Patient, Physician, and Procedural Factors Influencing the Use of Defibrillation Testing During Initial Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Insertion

This study demonstrates the following: (1) Although DFT testing is still performed in most (71%) patients, it is not performed in 29% of patients who undergo initial ICD implantation in the United ...
Medscape

The Dilemma of ICD Implant Testing

For convenience, we classify these factors into four groups: (1) patient-specific factors, (2) factors related to the ICD system (leads, shock waveform, defibrillation pathway), (3) drug effects, and ...
MedPage Today

Risky Test Not Necessary for Subcutaneous ICD Implants

People getting a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) did fine skipping the defibrillation test after all, according to the PRAETORIAN-DFT randomized trial. In people randomized ...