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Chang DD, Pantlin PG, Benn FA, Ryan Gullatt T, Bernard ML, Elise Hiltbold A, Khatib S, Polin GM, Rogers PA, Velasco-Gonzalez C, Morin DP. Risk of ventricular arrhythmias following implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator change in patients with recovered ejection fraction: Implications for shared decision-making. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023; 34:1405-1414. [PMID: 37146210 DOI: 10.1111/jce.15913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Guidelines indicate primary-prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for most patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 35%. Some patients' LVEFs improve during the life of their first ICD. In patients with recovered LVEF who never received appropriate ICD therapy, the utility of generator replacement upon battery depletion remains unclear. Here, we evaluate ICD therapy based on LVEF at the time of generator change, to educate shared decision-making regarding whether to replace the depleted ICD. METHODS We followed patients with a primary-prevention ICD who underwent generator change. Patients who received appropriate ICD therapy for ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) before generator change were excluded. The primary endpoint was appropriate ICD therapy, adjusted for the competing risk of death. RESULTS Among 951 generator changes, 423 met inclusion criteria. During 3.4 ± 2.2 years follow-up, 78 (18%) received appropriate therapy for VT/VF. Compared to patients with recovered LVEF > 35% (n = 161 [38%]), those with LVEF ≤ 35% (n = 262 [62%]) were more likely to require ICD therapy (p = .002; Fine-Gray adjusted 5-year event rates: 12.7% vs. 25.0%). Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed the optimal LVEF cutoff for VT/VF prediction to be 45%, the use of which further improved risk stratification (p < .001), with Fine-Gray adjusted 5-year rates 6.2% versus 25.1%. CONCLUSION Following ICD generator change, patients with primary-prevention ICDs and recovered LVEF have significantly lower risk of subsequent ventricular arrhythmias compared to those with persistent LVEF depression. Risk stratification at LVEF 45% offers significant additional negative predictive value over a 35% cutoff, without a significant loss in sensitivity. These data may be useful during shared decision-making at the time of ICD generator battery depletion.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Ventricular Function, Left
- Stroke Volume
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/diagnosis
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/therapy
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/diagnosis
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/therapy
- Ventricular Fibrillation/diagnosis
- Ventricular Fibrillation/therapy
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac/etiology
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac/prevention & control
- Risk Factors
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Affiliation(s)
- Donald D Chang
- University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Ochsner Health Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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Khanra D, Manivannan S, Mukherjee A, Deshpande S, Gupta A, Rashid W, Abdalla A, Patel P, Padmanabhan D, Basu-Ray I. Incidence and Predictors of Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Therapies After Generator Replacement-A Pooled Analysis of 31,640 Patients' Data. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag 2022; 13:5278-5293. [PMID: 37293556 PMCID: PMC10246925 DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2022.13121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Among primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) recipients, 75% do not experience any appropriate ICD therapies during their lifetime, and nearly 25% have improvements in their left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during the lifespan of their first generator. The practice guidelines concerning this subgroup's clinical need for generator replacement (GR) remain unclear. We conducted a proportional meta-analysis to determine the incidence and predictors of ICD therapies after GR and compared this to the immediate and long-term complications. A systematic review of existing literature on ICD GR was performed. Selected studies were critically appraised using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Outcomes data were analyzed by random-effects modeling using R (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria), and covariate analyses were conducted using the restricted maximum likelihood function. A total of 31,640 patients across 20 studies were included in the meta-analysis with a median (range) follow-up of 2.9 (1.2-8.1) years. The incidences of total therapies, appropriate shocks, and anti-tachycardia pacing post-GR were approximately 8, 4, and 5 per 100 patient-years, respectively, corresponding to 22%, 12%, and 12% of patients of the total cohort, with a high level of heterogeneity across the studies. Greater anti-arrhythmic drug use and previous shocks were associated with ICD therapies post-GR. The all-cause mortality was approximately 6 per 100 patient-years, corresponding to 17% of the cohort. Diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and the use of digoxin were predictors of all-cause mortality in the univariate analysis; however, none of these were found to be significant predictors in the multivariate analysis. The incidences of inappropriate shocks and other procedural complications were 2 and 2 per 100 patient-years, respectively, which corresponded to 6% and 4% of the entire cohort. Patients undergoing ICD GR continue to require therapy in a significant proportion of cases without any correlation with an improvement in LVEF. Further prospective studies are necessary to risk-stratify ICD patients undergoing GR.
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- Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, India
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- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, India
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- Cardiovascular Research, Memphis Veteran Administration Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- School of Public Health, The University of Memphis, Memphis TN, USA
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Yuyun MF, Erqou SA, Peralta AO, Hoffmeister PS, Yarmohammadi H, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Martin DT, Joseph J, Singh JP. Ongoing Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias and All-Cause Mortality at Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Generator Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2021; 14:e009139. [PMID: 33554611 DOI: 10.1161/circep.120.009139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Matthew F Yuyun
- VA Boston Healthcare System (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., J.J.), MA.,Harvard Medical School (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., D.T.M., J.J., J.P.S.), MA.,Boston University School of Medicine (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H.), MA
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- Brown University (S.A.E.), RI.,Providence VA Medical Center (S.A.E.), RI
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- VA Boston Healthcare System (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., J.J.), MA.,Harvard Medical School (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., D.T.M., J.J., J.P.S.), MA.,Boston University School of Medicine (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H.), MA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., J.J.), MA.,Harvard Medical School (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., D.T.M., J.J., J.P.S.), MA.,Boston University School of Medicine (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H.), MA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York (H.Y.)
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- Harvard Medical School (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., D.T.M., J.J., J.P.S.), MA.,Brigham and Women's Hospital (D.T.M., J.J.), Boston
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- VA Boston Healthcare System (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., J.J.), MA.,Harvard Medical School (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., D.T.M., J.J., J.P.S.), MA.,Brigham and Women's Hospital (D.T.M., J.J.), Boston
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- Harvard Medical School (M.F.Y., A.O.P., P.S.H., D.T.M., J.J., J.P.S.), MA.,Massachusetts General Hospital (J.P.S.), Boston
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Outcomes following implantable cardioverter–defibrillator generator replacement in adults: A systematic review. Heart Rhythm 2020; 17:1036-1042. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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