Case Report, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 2 Issue: 5
Primary Prevention with Implantable Cardioverter- Defibrillators after Myocardial Infarction: Variability of Outcomes Estimated From Four Controlled Studies
| Valeria Fadda, Dario Maratea, Sabrina Trippoli* and Andrea Messori |
| ESTAV Toscana Centro, Regional Health Service, Italy |
| Corresponding author : Sabrina Trippoli HTA Unit, Area Vasta Centro Toscana, Regional Health System Via Guimaraes 9-11, 59100 Prato (Italy) Tel: +39 3389513583; Fax: +39 0574701319 E-mail: andrea.messori@estav-centro.toscana.it |
| Received: July 03, 2013 Accepted: August 29, 2013 Published: September 06, 2013 |
| Citation: Fadda V, Maratea D, Trippoli S, Messori A (2013) Primary Prevention with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators after Myocardial Infarction: Variability of Outcomes Estimated From Four Controlled Studies. Int J Cardiovasc Res 2:5. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000102 |
Abstract
Primary Prevention with Implantable Cardioverter- Defibrillators after Myocardial Infarction: Variability of Outcomes Estimated From Four Controlled Studies
A few studies have previously been focused on the sources of variability in patients receiving primary prevention with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) after myocardial infarction (MI). While time to implantation after MI showed no influence on outcomes, the extent of between-studies variability and the presence of any temporal trend across different calendar years have not been investigated thus far.
