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 SCD is the most common cause of death in the
U.S.
 Incidence: 300,000 to 400,000 each year (U.S.)
 Only 2% – 15% reach the hospital
 Half of these early survivors die before
discharge
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Overall Incidence
in Adult Population
High Coronary
Risk Sub-Group
Any Prior
Coronary Event
EF < 30%
Heart Failure
Out-of-Hospital
Cardiac Arrest Survivors
Convalescent Phase
VT/VF After MI
Source: Myerburg RJ. Circulation. 1992;85(suppl I):I-2 – I-10.
3020105210 3002001000
(%) (x 1000)
Incidence (%/Year) Total Events (#/Year)
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Antiarrhythmic Drug
Trials
“Prevention” Of SCD
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 CAST I – Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (1991)
 CHF STAT – Congestive Heart Failure: Survival Trial of
Antirarrhythmic Therapy (1992)
 ESVEM – Electrophysiologic Study versus
Electrocardiographic Monitoring (1993)
 GESICA – Grupo de Estudio de la Sobrevida en la
Insuficiencia Cardiaca en Argentina (1994)
 SWORD – Survival with Oral d-Sotalol (1996)
 CAMIAT – Canadian Amiodarone Myocardial Infarction
Arrhythmia Trial (1997)
 EMIAT – European Myocardial Infarction Amiodarone
Trial (1997)
SCD Prevention Trials:
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
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Echt DS. N Engl J Med. 1991;324:781-788.
80
85
90
95
100
0 91 182 273 364 455
Days After Randomization
PatientsWithoutEvent(%)
Placebo (n = 743)
Encainide or Flecainide
(n = 755)
P = 0.001
CAST I – Prognosis of Post-MI
Patients
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Waldo AL. Lancet. 1996;348:7-12.
1.00
0.98
0.94
0.92
0.90
0.88
60 240 300
Time from randomization (days)
Proportionevent-free
Placebo
d-sotalol
P = 0.006
1801200
0.96
SWORD – Survival with d-sotalol
vs. Placebo
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 Antiarrhythmic drugs may worsen survival.
 Amiodarone may slightly improve
mortality.
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 Dr. Michel Mirowski
◦ Friend died of SCD
 Concept:
◦ could a defibrillator be
implanted in the body?
 Technological
challenges
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Primary Prevention Antiarrhythmic Drug and
ICD Trials
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 CASH – Cardiac Arrest Study Hamburg (1994)
 AVID – Amiodarone versus Implantable Defibrillator
(1995)
 MADIT – Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator
Implantation Trial (1996)
 CABG-Patch – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patch
Trial (1997)
 MUSTT – Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial
(1999)
 CIDS – Canadian Implantable Defibrillator Study (2000)
 MADIT II – Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator
Implantation Trial (2002)
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Hypothesis
Prophylactic implantation of an ICD in high arrhythmic risk patients
with:
• MI  3 weeks prior
• LVEF  35%
• Inducible/nonsuppressible sustained VT and
• Asymptomatic NSVT (3–30 beats)
… significantly reduces all-cause mortality compared to conventional
medical management (AA Rx therapy).
Moss, et al. New Engl J Med. 1996; 335:1933-40. www.theafcenter.com
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Year
Probabilityofsurvival
Conventional
therapy
Defibrillator
No. of patients
Defibrillator 95 80 53 31 17 3
Conventional 101 67 48 29 17 0
therapy
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Hypothesis
 ICD therapy will improve overall survival
in patients with:
• Prior infarct
• EF < 30%
Moss Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 1999, 4:83-91.
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Moss et al. N Engl J Med 2002;346:877-83.
ICD
Conventional
P = 0.007
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.0
Probabilityof
Survival
0 1 2 3 4
YearNo. At Risk
Defibrillator 742 502 (0.91) 274 (0.84) 110 (0.78) 9
Conventional 490 329 (0.90) 170 (0.78) 65 (0.69) 3
Reduction in death rate
with ICD Rx: 12% at 1 yr,
28% at 2 yrs, 28% at 3 yrs
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1 Moss AJ. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:1933-40.
2 Buxton AE. N Engl J Med. 1999;341:1882-90.
3 Moss AJ. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:877-83.
% Reduction in Mortality with ICD
0
20
40
60
80
MADIT MUSTT MADIT II
2 3
54%
75%
55%
73%
31%
61%
27 Months 39 Months 20 Months
1
Risk Reduction – All-Cause Death
Risk Reduction – Arrhythmic Death
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Large devices –
Abdominal site
 First human implants
 Thoracotomy, multiple incisions
 General anesthesia
 Long hospital stays
 Complications from major surgery
 Perioperative mortality up to 9%
 Nonprogrammable therapy
 High-energy shock only
 Device longevity  1.5 years
 Fewer than 1,000 implants/year
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Small devices – Pectoral
site
 First-line therapy for VT/VF
patients
 Transvenous, single incision
 Local anesthesia; conscious
sedation
 Short hospital stays
 Few complications
 Perioperative mortality < 1%
 Programmable therapy options
 Single- or dual-chamber therapy
 Battery longevity up to 9 years
 ~100,000 implants/year
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Implanting Physician Cardiac surgeon EP
Device size >200cc < 40 cc
Procedure Median sternotomy Skin incision
Lateral thoracotomy
Procedure time 2 - 4 hours 1 hour
Perioperative 2.5% < 0.5%
mortality
Post-implant 3 - 5 days 1 day
hospitalization
Battery longevity 18 months Up to 9 years
Thoracotomy
Transvenous/
Pectoral
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Number of Worldwide ICD Implants Per Year
1980
• First Human
Implant
1985
• FDA Approval
of ICDs
1989
• Transvenous
Leads
• Biphasic
Waveform
1993
• Smaller
Devices
1996
• Steroid
Leads
• MADIT
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 E
1999
• MUSTT
• AT Therapies
1997/98
• DC ICDs
• Size
Reduction
• AVID
• CASH
• CIDS
1988
• Tiered
Therapy
$56,679
$44,128
$99,081
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
Postoperative
Hospitalization 11.6 days 3.8 days 2.9 days
Source: Cardinal DS. Am J Cardiol. 1996;78:1255-1259.
Charges(U.S.$)
Epicardial
Implantation
Abdominal
Implantation w/o
Thoracotomy
Pectoral
Implantation
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Medtronic Implantable Defibrillators (1989-2001)
209 cc 113 cc 80 cc 80 cc 72 cc 54 cc
62 cc 49 cc 39.5 cc 39 cc 39.5 cc39.5 cc 39 cc 36 cc
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Guidant/Boston Scientific ICDs
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 Procedural Risks
 Leads – the weakest link
◦ Infections
◦ Lead degradation/Fracture
◦ Venous occlusion
◦ Explantation Risks
 Patients with no pacing indications
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 Proven therapy for SCD
◦ Patients at high risk
 Prolong Survival
◦ Cost-effectiveness
 Significant advancements
 Lead
◦ Weakest link
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History of ICDs (Internal Cardiac Defibrillators)

  • 2.  SCD is the most common cause of death in the U.S.  Incidence: 300,000 to 400,000 each year (U.S.)  Only 2% – 15% reach the hospital  Half of these early survivors die before discharge www.theafcenter.com
  • 3. Overall Incidence in Adult Population High Coronary Risk Sub-Group Any Prior Coronary Event EF < 30% Heart Failure Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors Convalescent Phase VT/VF After MI Source: Myerburg RJ. Circulation. 1992;85(suppl I):I-2 – I-10. 3020105210 3002001000 (%) (x 1000) Incidence (%/Year) Total Events (#/Year) www.theafcenter.com
  • 5.  CAST I – Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (1991)  CHF STAT – Congestive Heart Failure: Survival Trial of Antirarrhythmic Therapy (1992)  ESVEM – Electrophysiologic Study versus Electrocardiographic Monitoring (1993)  GESICA – Grupo de Estudio de la Sobrevida en la Insuficiencia Cardiaca en Argentina (1994)  SWORD – Survival with Oral d-Sotalol (1996)  CAMIAT – Canadian Amiodarone Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Trial (1997)  EMIAT – European Myocardial Infarction Amiodarone Trial (1997) SCD Prevention Trials: Antiarrhythmic Drugs www.theafcenter.com
  • 6. Echt DS. N Engl J Med. 1991;324:781-788. 80 85 90 95 100 0 91 182 273 364 455 Days After Randomization PatientsWithoutEvent(%) Placebo (n = 743) Encainide or Flecainide (n = 755) P = 0.001 CAST I – Prognosis of Post-MI Patients www.theafcenter.com
  • 7. Waldo AL. Lancet. 1996;348:7-12. 1.00 0.98 0.94 0.92 0.90 0.88 60 240 300 Time from randomization (days) Proportionevent-free Placebo d-sotalol P = 0.006 1801200 0.96 SWORD – Survival with d-sotalol vs. Placebo www.theafcenter.com
  • 8.  Antiarrhythmic drugs may worsen survival.  Amiodarone may slightly improve mortality. www.theafcenter.com
  • 9.  Dr. Michel Mirowski ◦ Friend died of SCD  Concept: ◦ could a defibrillator be implanted in the body?  Technological challenges www.theafcenter.com
  • 13. Primary Prevention Antiarrhythmic Drug and ICD Trials www.theafcenter.com
  • 14.  CASH – Cardiac Arrest Study Hamburg (1994)  AVID – Amiodarone versus Implantable Defibrillator (1995)  MADIT – Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (1996)  CABG-Patch – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patch Trial (1997)  MUSTT – Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial (1999)  CIDS – Canadian Implantable Defibrillator Study (2000)  MADIT II – Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (2002) www.theafcenter.com
  • 15. Hypothesis Prophylactic implantation of an ICD in high arrhythmic risk patients with: • MI  3 weeks prior • LVEF  35% • Inducible/nonsuppressible sustained VT and • Asymptomatic NSVT (3–30 beats) … significantly reduces all-cause mortality compared to conventional medical management (AA Rx therapy). Moss, et al. New Engl J Med. 1996; 335:1933-40. www.theafcenter.com
  • 16. 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0 1 2 3 4 5 Year Probabilityofsurvival Conventional therapy Defibrillator No. of patients Defibrillator 95 80 53 31 17 3 Conventional 101 67 48 29 17 0 therapy Moss, et al. New Engl J Med. 1996; 335:1933-40. www.theafcenter.com
  • 17. Hypothesis  ICD therapy will improve overall survival in patients with: • Prior infarct • EF < 30% Moss Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 1999, 4:83-91. www.theafcenter.com
  • 18. Moss et al. N Engl J Med 2002;346:877-83. ICD Conventional P = 0.007 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.0 Probabilityof Survival 0 1 2 3 4 YearNo. At Risk Defibrillator 742 502 (0.91) 274 (0.84) 110 (0.78) 9 Conventional 490 329 (0.90) 170 (0.78) 65 (0.69) 3 Reduction in death rate with ICD Rx: 12% at 1 yr, 28% at 2 yrs, 28% at 3 yrs www.theafcenter.com
  • 19. 1 Moss AJ. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:1933-40. 2 Buxton AE. N Engl J Med. 1999;341:1882-90. 3 Moss AJ. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:877-83. % Reduction in Mortality with ICD 0 20 40 60 80 MADIT MUSTT MADIT II 2 3 54% 75% 55% 73% 31% 61% 27 Months 39 Months 20 Months 1 Risk Reduction – All-Cause Death Risk Reduction – Arrhythmic Death www.theafcenter.com
  • 23. Large devices – Abdominal site  First human implants  Thoracotomy, multiple incisions  General anesthesia  Long hospital stays  Complications from major surgery  Perioperative mortality up to 9%  Nonprogrammable therapy  High-energy shock only  Device longevity  1.5 years  Fewer than 1,000 implants/year www.theafcenter.com
  • 24. Small devices – Pectoral site  First-line therapy for VT/VF patients  Transvenous, single incision  Local anesthesia; conscious sedation  Short hospital stays  Few complications  Perioperative mortality < 1%  Programmable therapy options  Single- or dual-chamber therapy  Battery longevity up to 9 years  ~100,000 implants/year www.theafcenter.com
  • 25. Implanting Physician Cardiac surgeon EP Device size >200cc < 40 cc Procedure Median sternotomy Skin incision Lateral thoracotomy Procedure time 2 - 4 hours 1 hour Perioperative 2.5% < 0.5% mortality Post-implant 3 - 5 days 1 day hospitalization Battery longevity 18 months Up to 9 years Thoracotomy Transvenous/ Pectoral www.theafcenter.com
  • 26. Number of Worldwide ICD Implants Per Year 1980 • First Human Implant 1985 • FDA Approval of ICDs 1989 • Transvenous Leads • Biphasic Waveform 1993 • Smaller Devices 1996 • Steroid Leads • MADIT 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 E 1999 • MUSTT • AT Therapies 1997/98 • DC ICDs • Size Reduction • AVID • CASH • CIDS 1988 • Tiered Therapy
  • 27. $56,679 $44,128 $99,081 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 Postoperative Hospitalization 11.6 days 3.8 days 2.9 days Source: Cardinal DS. Am J Cardiol. 1996;78:1255-1259. Charges(U.S.$) Epicardial Implantation Abdominal Implantation w/o Thoracotomy Pectoral Implantation www.theafcenter.com
  • 28. Medtronic Implantable Defibrillators (1989-2001) 209 cc 113 cc 80 cc 80 cc 72 cc 54 cc 62 cc 49 cc 39.5 cc 39 cc 39.5 cc39.5 cc 39 cc 36 cc www.theafcenter.com
  • 31.  Procedural Risks  Leads – the weakest link ◦ Infections ◦ Lead degradation/Fracture ◦ Venous occlusion ◦ Explantation Risks  Patients with no pacing indications 33www.theafcenter.com
  • 32.  Proven therapy for SCD ◦ Patients at high risk  Prolong Survival ◦ Cost-effectiveness  Significant advancements  Lead ◦ Weakest link 34www.theafcenter.com