Canadian Registry of ICD Implant Testing Procedures

Canadian Registry of ICD Implant Testing Procedures

To document practices in Canadian ICD implant centres around defibrillation therapy efficacy testing.

To document types of defibrillation testing (DFT) procedures are in current use in Canada, rates of use an dno use of DFT testing, medical indications for non use of DFT testing, rate of successful testing of first lead configuration, rates and types of complications from DFT testing, costs of implant procedures and the costs associated with DFT testing, short term outcomes of patients with different types of implant procedures.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Receiving a Guidant ICD system, including replacements

Exclusion Criteria:

• New epicardial lead(s) implanted, included in another cardiovascular trial (may be in the ELECTION Study)