Programmed Ventricular Stimulation for Risk Stratification in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy With Preserved or Mildly Reduced LVEF.
BACKGROUND A substantial proportion of sudden cardiac deaths occur in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥40% who do not meet current criteria for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation. OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate programmed v...