Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Do the Guidelines Fall Short? [Original Articles]

Conclusions—
A minority of SCD cases had an ICD recommendation according to these guidelines, whereas the majority of SCD victims remained unrecognized. With an area under the curve of 0.6 to 0.7, the discriminative ability of both guidelines was mediocre. Critical clinical reasoning when deciding on ICD implantation in ACHD patients, therefore, remains vital.

Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - July 10, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vehmeijer, J. T., Koyak, Z., Budts, W., Harris, L., Silversides, C. K., Oechslin, E. N., Bouma, B. J., Zwinderman, A. H., Mulder, B. J. M., de Groot, J. R. Tags: Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Sudden Cardiac Death, Primary Prevention, Risk Factors, Congenital Heart Disease Original Articles Source Type: research