[ICD therapy for primary prevention. The patient in the early post-infarct phase].
There is high mortality during the first few weeks after an acute myocardial infarction. However, according to the guidelines, the prophylactic implantation of an ICD, given the corresponding risk constellation, is recommended not earlier than 1 month after acute myocardial infarction. This article analyzes available data and highlights that the recently published IRIS study supports current clinical practise.
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