ICD plus optimal medical therapy vs optimal medical therapy alone
Sudden cardiac death · DCM (non‐ischaemic)
ICD plus optimal medical therapy leads to lower sudden cardiac death (HR)a 24 to 67.6 months compared with optimal medical therapy alone (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Implantable cardiac defibrillators for people with non‐ischaemic cardiomyopathy 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyHR 0.45 [0.29, 0.7]3 studies · 1677 participantsHigh