TEMPORAL TRENDS AND CLINICAL CORRELATES OF ICD IMPLANTATION AMONGST PATIENTS ACTIVELY LISTED FOR HEART TRANSPLANTATION

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation between listing and heart transplantation (HT) is associated with improved rates of survival to transplantation. We examined the temporal trends and clinical correlates of ICD implantation practices amongst HT candidates who do not have ICDs