[Remarks on polyparametric assessment of sudden death risk for primary prevention ICD implantation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction of ischemic and non ischemic etiology. Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists (ANMCO) Experts Position Paper].

It is generally recognized that current guidelines, based on ejection fraction criteria, do not allow appropriate selection of patients for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in the primary prevention of sudden death, thus hindering the optimal use of ICD in patients with left ventricular dysfunction of ischemic and nonischemic etiology. Ejection fraction alone has limitations in both sensitivity and specificity. Assessment of...