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Many patients with a low EF (EF≤ 35%) are lost to follow-up during their recovery with as many as 37% not being screened for long-term Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) risk or evaluated for ICD implantation.1
Post-PCI patients with a low EF are at risk of SCA during recovery with 6% of patients experiencing VT/VF within 30 days after their procedure.2
Many factors, in addition to low EF, contribute to SCA risk and it is important to screen post-PCI patients.
