Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Prophylactic Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: The DERIVATE-ICM International Registry
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy is the most effective prophylactic strategy against sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35% as detected by transthoracic echocardiograpgy (TTE). This approach has been recently questioned because of the low rate of ICD interventions in patients who received implantation and the not-negligible percentage of patients who experienced SCD despite not fulfilling criteria for implantation.
Reference: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Prophylactic Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: The DERIVATE-ICM International Registry.
Pontone G, Guaricci AI, Fusini L, Baggiano A, Guglielmo M, Muscogiuri G, Volpe A, Abete R, Aquaro G, Barison A, Bogaert J, Camastra G, Carigi S, Carrabba N, Casavecchia G, Censi S, Cicala G, De Cecco CN, De Lazzari M, Di Giovine G, Di Roma M, Dobrovie M, Focardi M, Gaibazzi N, Gismondi A, Gravina M, Lanzillo C, Lombardi M, Lorenzoni V, Lozano-Torres J, Martini C, Marzo F, Masi A, Memeo R, Moro C, Nese A, Palumbo A, Pavon AG, Pedrotti P, Marra MP, Pica S, Pradella S, Presicci C, Rabbat MG, Raineri C, Rodriguez-Palomares JF, Sbarbati S, Schoepf UJ, Squeri A, Sverzellati N, Symons R, Tat E, Timpani M, Todiere G, Valentini A, Varga-Szemes A, Masci PG, Schwitter J. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 May 22:S1936-878X(23)00181-X.