Applicability of the AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation in Japanese Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis

This study aimed to assess, among Japanese patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) recommendations from the 2017 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society (AHA/ACC/HRS) guidelines for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD).Although ICDs are used to prevent SCD from ventricular tachycardia or...