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Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patient suitability
| Suitable | Unsuitable |
| Young and active | Present (or high risk of) AV conduction loss requiring pacing |
| No venous access | Recurrent monomorphic VT |
| Permanent indwelling catheters | CRT indication |
| High infection risk | |
| Electrical heart disease | |
| Congenital structural heart disease |
AV: Atrioventricular; CRT: Cardiac resynchronization therapy; VT: Ventricular tachycardia.
