Efficacy of SubcutAneous implantable cardioVErter-defibrillators in ≤18 year-old CHILDREN : SAVE-CHILDREN registry

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BACKGROUND: In adult patients, subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators (S-ICDs) have been reported to be non-inferior to transvenous ICDs with respect to the incidence of device-related complications and inappropriate shocks. Only a few reports have investigated the efficacy of S-ICDs in the pediatric field. This study aimed to investigate the utility and safety of S-ICDs in patients ≤18 years old.

METHODS: This study was a multicenter, observational, retrospective study on S-ICD implantations. Patients <18 years old who underwent S-ICD implantations were enrolled. The detailed data on the device implantations and eligibility tests, incidence of appropriate- and inappropriate shocks, and follow-up data were assessed.

RESULTS: A total of 62 patients were enrolled from 30 centers. The patients ranged in age from 3 to 18 (median 14 years old [IQR 11.0-16.0 years]). During a median follow up of 27 months (13.3-35.8), a total of 16 patients (26.2%) received appropriate shocks and 13 (21.3%) received inappropriate shocks. The common causes of the inappropriate shocks were sinus tachycardia (n = 4, 30.8%) and T-wave oversensing (n = 4, 30.8%). In spite of the physical growth, the number of suitable sensing vectors did not change during the follow up. No one had any lead fractures or device infections in the chronic phase.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggested that S-ICDs can prevent sudden cardiac death in the pediatric population with a low incidence of lead complications or device infections. The number of suitable sensing vectors did not change during the patients' growth.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:371

Enthalten in:

International journal of cardiology - 371(2023) vom: 15. Jan., Seite 204-210

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mori, Hitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Sumitomo, Naokata [VerfasserIn]
Tsutsui, Kenta [VerfasserIn]
Fukunaga, Hideo [VerfasserIn]
Hayashi, Hidemori [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Muraji, Shota [VerfasserIn]
Nabeshima, Taisuke [VerfasserIn]
Kawano, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Ikeda, Yoshifumi [VerfasserIn]
Asano, So [VerfasserIn]
Nitta, Junichi [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Shigeo [VerfasserIn]
Hokosaki, Tatsunori [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Seiichi [VerfasserIn]
Chisaka, Toshiyuki [VerfasserIn]
Higaki, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Tadashi [VerfasserIn]
Tamura, Shuntaro [VerfasserIn]
Kaneko, Yoshiaki [VerfasserIn]
Ikeda, Kentaro [VerfasserIn]
Okada, Ayako [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Motoki, Hirohiko [VerfasserIn]
Minamiguchi, Hitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Imamura, Tomohiko [VerfasserIn]
Shizuta, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Kawamura, Mitsuharu [VerfasserIn]
Munetsugu, Yumi [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Tsugutoshi [VerfasserIn]
Murakami, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Horigome, Hitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Wada, Tsutomu [VerfasserIn]
Takamuro, Motoki [VerfasserIn]
Ozawa, Junichi [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Izumi, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Otsuki, Sou [VerfasserIn]
Chinushi, Masaomi [VerfasserIn]
Kato, Ken [VerfasserIn]
Miura, Masaru [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Fukunaga, Masato [VerfasserIn]
Kondo, Hidekazu [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Naohiko [VerfasserIn]
Tobiume, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]
Morishima, Itsuro [VerfasserIn]
Kuraishi, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Nakamura, Kentaro [VerfasserIn]
Hayashi, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Hirohiko [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Yukihiko [VerfasserIn]
Fukamizu, Seiji [VerfasserIn]
Hojo, Rintaro [VerfasserIn]
Nuruki, Norihito [VerfasserIn]
Yoshinaga, Masao [VerfasserIn]
Hayashi, Kentaro [VerfasserIn]
Fukaya, Hidehira [VerfasserIn]
Kishihara, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Toshiki [VerfasserIn]
Kato, Ritsushi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Children
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Inappropriate shock
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Sudden cardiac death in the young

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Date Completed 16.12.2022

Date Revised 22.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.09.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34604622X