Follow-up of the first patients with a totally subcutaneous ICD in Germany from implantation till battery depletion

The subcutaneous ICD is a promising treatment option in patients at risk for sudden cardiac death. Approved in 2009, the first S-ICD® in Germany was implanted in June 2010. Although large prospective registry studies have shown safety and efficacy of the system, there is a lack of long-term data with regard to battery longevity of the S-ICD®. Therefore, we report follow-up of our first initial S-ICD® cases from implantation till battery...