Novel ICD Programming and Inappropriate ICD Therapy in CRT-D Versus ICD Patients: A MADIT-RIT Sub-Study
Recommended Citation
Kutyifa V, Daubert JP, Schuger C, Goldenberg I, Klein H, Aktas MK, McNitt S, Stockburger M, Merkely B, Zareba W, Moss AJ. Novel ICD Programming and Inappropriate ICD Therapy in CRT-D Versus ICD Patients: A MADIT-RIT Sub-Study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. Jan 2016;9(1):e001965.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publication Title
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Reduce Inappropriate therapy (MADIT-RIT) trial showed a significant reduction in inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy in patients programmed to high-rate cut-off (Arm B) or delayed ventricular tachycardia therapy (Arm C), compared with conventional programming (Arm A). There is limited data on the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy with a cardioverter defibrillator (CRT-D) on the effect of ICD programming. We aimed to elucidate the effect of CRT-D on ICD programming to reduce inappropriate ICD therapy in patients implanted with CRT-D or an ICD, enrolled in MADIT-RIT.
METHODS AND RESULTS: The primary end point of this study was the first inappropriate ICD therapy. Secondary end points were inappropriate anti-tachycardia pacing and inappropriate ICD shock. The study enrolled 742 (49%) patients with an ICD and 757 (51%) patients with a CRT-D. Patients implanted with a CRT-D had 62% lower risk of inappropriate ICD therapy than those with an ICD only (hazard ratio [HR] =0.38, 95% confidence interval: 0.25-0.57; P
CONCLUSIONS: Patients implanted with a CRT-D have lower risk of inappropriate ICD therapy than those with an ICD. Innovative ICD programming significantly reduces the risk of inappropriate ICD therapy in both ICD and CRT-D patients.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: http://clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT00947310.
Medical Subject Headings
Aged; Canada; Defibrillators, Implantable; Electric Countershock; Equipment Failure; Europe; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Japan; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Tachycardia, Supraventricular; Tachycardia, Ventricular; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States
PubMed ID
26743237
Volume
9
Issue
1
First Page
001965
Last Page
001965
