CONGRESS ABSTRACT

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM )is associated with an increased risk of developing ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD), although to a lesser extent than ischemic heart disease (IHD).It is now well established that defibrillator implantation (ICD) reduces mortality in patients with reduced systolic function after a myocardial infarction, conversely,…