Journal article
The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator: current technology and evolving indications.
- Reek S Electrophysiology Service, Hirslanden Klinik Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.
- Burri H Cardiology Service, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Roberts PR Cardiac Rhythm Management, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.
- Perings C Cardiology, St Marien Hospital Luenen, Luenen, Germany.
- Epstein AE Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Klein HU University of Rochester Medical Center, Heart Research Follow up Program, Rochester, NY, USA.
- Lip G
- Gorenek B
- Sticherling C
- Fauchier L
- Goette A
- Jung W
- Vos MA
- Brignole M
- Elsner C
- Dan GA
- Marin F
- Boriani G
- Lane D
- Blomström-Lundqvist C
- Savelieva I
- 2016-10-06
Published in:
- Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. - 2017
External defibrillation
Life vest
Sudden cardiac death
Ventricular arrhythmias
Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Defibrillators
Diffusion of Innovation
Electric Countershock
Equipment Design
Health Care Costs
Humans
Patient Compliance
Patient Satisfaction
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
English
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 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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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1093/europace/euw180
- PMID 27702851
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/182526
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