Maciej Kempa, Szymon Budrejko, Mateusz Tajstra, Paweł Syska, Michał Lewandowski, Tomasz Fabiszak, Marcin Michalak, Adrian Stanek, Krzysztof Nowak, Przemysław Mitkowski, Krzysztof Kaczmarek, Zbigniew Orski, Marcin Janowski, Piotr Szafarz, Artur Filipecki, Adam Sokal, Marek Szołkiewicz, Dariusz Jagielski, Andrzej Przybylski
BACKGROUND: The use of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) has been expanding in Poland since 2014. The Polish Registry of S-ICD Implantations was held by the Heart Rhythm Section of the Polish Cardiac Society between May 2020 and September 2022 to monitor the implementation of that therapy in Poland. AIMS: To investigate and present the state-of-the-art of S-ICD implantation in Poland. METHODS: Implanting centers reported clinical data of patients undergoing S-ICD implantations and replacements, including: age, gender, height, weight, underlying disease, history of pacemaker and defibrillator implantations, indications for S-ICD, electrocardiographical parameters, procedural techniques, and complications...
March 5, 2023: Kardiologia Polska