PROPHYLACTIC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: AN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

Background: Current guidelines recommend prophylactic implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for patients with heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. However, the evidence for a benefit of prophylactic ICD in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy