Reinoud E Knops, Shari Pepplinkhuizen, Peter Paul H M Delnoy, Lucas V A Boersma, Juergen Kuschyk, Mikhael F El-Chami, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Elijah R Behr, Tom F Brouwer, Stefan Kaab, Suneet Mittal, Anne Floor B E Quast, Willeke van der Stuijt, Lonneke Smeding, Jolien A de Veld, Jan G P Tijssen, Nick R Bijsterveld, Sergio Richter, Marc A Brouwer, Joris R de Groot, Kirsten M Kooiman, Pier D Lambiase, Petr Neuzil, Kevin Vernooy, Marco Alings, Timothy R Betts, Frank A L E Bracke, Martin C Burke, Jonas S S G de Jong, David J Wright, Ward P J Jansen, Zachary I Whinnett, Peter Nordbeck, Michael Knaut, Berit T Philbert, Jurren M van Opstal, Alexandru B Chicos, Cornelis P Allaart, Alida E Borger van der Burg, Jose M Dizon, Marc A Miller, Dmitry Nemirovsky, Ralf Surber, Gaurav A Upadhyay, Raul Weiss, Anouk de Weger, Arthur A M Wilde, Louise R A Olde Nordkamp
BACKGROUND: The subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) is developed to overcome lead-related complications and systemic infections, inherent to transvenous ICD (TV-ICD) therapy. The PRAETORIAN trial demonstrated that the S-ICD is non-inferior to the TV-ICD with regard to the combined primary endpoint of inappropriate shocks and complications. This prespecified secondary analysis evaluates all complications in the PRAETORIAN trial. METHODS: The PRAETORIAN trial is an international, multicenter, randomised trial in which 849 patients with an indication for ICD therapy were randomised to receive an SICD (N = 426) or TV-ICD (N = 423) and followed for a median of 49 months...
August 28, 2022: European Heart Journal