The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator : Current technology and evolving indications
Reek, Sven; Burri, Haran; Roberts, Paul R.; Perings, Christian; Epstein, Andrew E.; Klein, Helmut U.; Lip, Gregory Y H; Gorenek, Bulent; Sticherling, Christian; Fauchier, Laurent; Goette, Andreas; Jung, Werner; Vos, Marc A.; Brignole, Michele; Elsner, Christian; Dan, Gheorghe Andrei; Marin, Francisco; Boriani, Giuseppe; Lane, Deirdre; Lundqvist, Carina Blomstrom; Savelieva, Irina; EHRA Scientific Documents Committee
(2017) Europace, volume 19, issue 3, pp. 335 - 345
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Abstract
The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator has been available for over a decade and now is frequently prescribed for patients deemed at high arrhythmic risk in whom the underlying pathology is potentially reversible or who are awaiting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The use of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator is included in the new 2015 ESC
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guidelines for the management of ventricular arrhythmias and prevention of sudden cardiac death. The present review provides insight into the current technology and an overview of this approach.
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Keywords: External defibrillation, Life vest, Sudden cardiac death, Ventricular arrhythmias, Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology (medical)
ISSN: 1099-5129
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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