“Defibrillation testing can be safely omitted after S-ICD implantation when guided by the PRAETORIAN score,” Knops concluded, ...

This study demonstrates the following: (1) Although DFT testing is still performed in most (71%) patients, it is not performed in 29% of patients who undergo initial ICD implantation in the United ...

For convenience, we classify these factors into four groups: (1) patient-specific factors, (2) factors related to the ICD system (leads, shock waveform, defibrillation pathway), (3) drug effects, and ...

The PRAETORIAN score is a noninvasive test that gives a score from 30 to 900, which can be interpreted as low risk (<90 ...