SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD; Boston Scientific) prevents most of the major lead-related complications seen with a transvenous system, the ATLAS ...
When implanting a subcutaneous ICD, routine defibrillation testing could be safely skipped when using a scoring system to evaluate device position and implant technique.
“Defibrillation testing can be safely omitted after S-ICD implantation when guided by the PRAETORIAN score,” Knops concluded, ...