what are the Recommendations for Primary Prevention of SCD in Patients With
NICM
References that support the recommendations are summarized in
Online Data Supplements 27 and 28.?
In patients with medication-refractory NYHA class IV HF who are not also candidates for cardiac transplantation, an LVAD, or a CRT defibrillator that incorporates both pacing and defibrillation capabilities, an ICD should not be implanted.