What Is New?
ischemic left ventricular dysfunction, death
LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, NONSUSTAINED VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS, SUDDEN DEATH
The rate of death or aborted sudden death remains high in ischemic left ventricular dysfunction, despite the use of guideline-directed medical therapy.Percutaneous coronary intervention was not associated with lower all-cause mortality, aborted sudden death, or sustained ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction compared with optimal medical therapy alone.