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Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-analysis.

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Al-Khatib, SM; Fonarow, GC; Joglar, JA; Inoue, LYT; Mark, DB; Lee, KL; Kadish, A; Bardy, G; Sanders, GD
Published in: JAMA Cardiol
June 1, 2017

IMPORTANCE: Conflicting data have emerged on the efficacy of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death (primary prevention ICDs) in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of primary prevention ICDs with all-cause mortality in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. DATA SOURCES: PubMed was searched from January 1, 2000, through October 31, 2016, for the terms implantable defibrillator OR implantable cardioverter defibrillator AND non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Additional references were identified from bibliographies of pertinent articles and queries to experts in this field. STUDY SELECTION: Inclusion criteria consisted of a randomized clinical trial design and comparison of the ICD with medical therapy (control) in at least 100 patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. In addition, studies had to report on all-cause mortality during a follow-up period of at least 12 months and be published in English. The search yielded 10 studies, of which only 1 met the inclusion criteria. A search of bibliographies of pertinent articles and queries of experts in this field led to 3 additional studies. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: The PRISMA guidelines were used to abstract data and assess data quality and validity. Data were pooled using fixed- and random-effects models. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary end point was all-cause mortality. Before data collection started, primary prevention ICDs were hypothesized to reduce all-cause mortality among patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. RESULTS: Four randomized clinical trials met the selection criteria and included 1874 unique patients; 937 were in the ICD group and 937 in the control group. Pooling data from these trials showed a significant reduction in all-cause mortality with an ICD (hazard ratio, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.61-0.93; P = .008; P = .87 for heterogeneity). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Primary prevention ICDs are efficacious at reducing all-cause mortality among patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy. These findings support professional guidelines that recommend the use of ICDs in such patients.

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JAMA Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

2380-6591

Publication Date

June 1, 2017

Volume

2

Issue

6

Start / End Page

685 / 688

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Primary Prevention
  • Mortality
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Defibrillators, Implantable
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac
  • Cause of Death
  • Cardiomyopathies
 

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Al-Khatib, S. M., Fonarow, G. C., Joglar, J. A., Inoue, L. Y. T., Mark, D. B., Lee, K. L., … Sanders, G. D. (2017). Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-analysis. JAMA Cardiol, 2(6), 685–688. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2017.0630
Al-Khatib, Sana M., Gregg C. Fonarow, Jose A. Joglar, Lurdes Y. T. Inoue, Daniel B. Mark, Kerry L. Lee, Alan Kadish, Gust Bardy, and Gillian D. Sanders. “Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-analysis.JAMA Cardiol 2, no. 6 (June 1, 2017): 685–88. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2017.0630.
Al-Khatib SM, Fonarow GC, Joglar JA, Inoue LYT, Mark DB, Lee KL, et al. Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-analysis. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Jun 1;2(6):685–8.
Al-Khatib, Sana M., et al. “Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-analysis.JAMA Cardiol, vol. 2, no. 6, June 2017, pp. 685–88. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2017.0630.
Al-Khatib SM, Fonarow GC, Joglar JA, Inoue LYT, Mark DB, Lee KL, Kadish A, Bardy G, Sanders GD. Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-analysis. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Jun 1;2(6):685–688.

Published In

JAMA Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

2380-6591

Publication Date

June 1, 2017

Volume

2

Issue

6

Start / End Page

685 / 688

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Primary Prevention
  • Mortality
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Defibrillators, Implantable
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac
  • Cause of Death
  • Cardiomyopathies