Workforce affiliation in primary and secondary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients: a nationwide Danish study.

Background And Aim: There are a paucity of studies investigating workforce affiliation in connection with first-time implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)-implantation. This study explored workforce affiliation and risk markers associated with not returning to work in patients with ICDs.

Methods: Using the nationwide Danish registers, patients with a first-time ICD-implantation between 2007 and 2017 and of working age (30-65 years) were identified.