Implantable cardioverter
Significance of intraoperative testing in right-sided implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
... Background: Implantation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) from the left pectoral region is the standard therapeutical method. Increasing numbers of system revisions due to lead dysfunction ...
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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Magnetic Fields of a 400 kV Substation
... an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are classified by European Directive 2013/35/EU as being at particular risk because of the potential interference between implanted medical devices and ...
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Predictors of appropriate ICD therapy in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
... Background: Understanding the predictors of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy could help to better identify candidates for ICD implantation. Methods: One hundred and sixty two ...
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Clinical aspects and socio-economic implications of implantable cardioverter defibrillator treatment
... the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and major studies establishing the beneficial effect of ICD therapy as primary and secondary prevention strategy for SCD are ...
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Wound Complications and Treatment of the Infected Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Generator
... in 1980,lthe automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator ICD is now recognized as one of the most effective therapies for the prevention of sudden cardiac death in patients with doc[r] ...
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IMPACT OF SUBPECTORAL IMPLANTATION OF THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS ON DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD
... ver the past decade, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) have become the standard of care for patients at risk for sudden cardiac death [1, 2]. ICD implantation has been shown to reduce absolute ...
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Inevitable high dose irradiation to lead of implantable cardioverter defibrillator in small cell lung cancer: a case report
... s implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was checked daily, and no change in implantable cardioverter- defibrillator function was observed for the duration of ...any implantable ...
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The CopenHeartSF trial—comprehensive sexual rehabilitation programme for male patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ischaemic heart disease and impaired sexual function: protocol of a randomised clinical trial
... an implantable cardioverter de fi brillator are required to have the device implanted more than 1 year prior to inclusion and patients with ischaemic heart disease 1 year from event and ...or ...
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Improving rates of implantable cardioverter defibrillator deactivation in end-of-life care
... Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) save lives in selected patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. However, in patents suffering with terminal illness, ICD therapy could pose a risk of ...
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Implantable cardioverter defibrillator treatment : benefits and pitfalls in the currently indicated population
... Sudden cardiac death (SCD), mainly caused by ventricular arrhythmias, accounts for approximately 50% of all cardiac mortality worldwide.1-3 It is recognised that patients with ischemic heart disease and depressed left ...
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Electrical Storms in Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
... Purpose: In some patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), multi- ple episodes of electrical storm (ES) can occur. We assessed the prevalence, features, and predictors of ES in patients ...
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Quality of Life in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
... versus implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AMIOVIRT) trial included one hundred three patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM), left ventricular ejection fraction < or = ...
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Effect of psycho-educational interventions on quality of life in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
... Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) were developed for primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. However, ICD recipients ’ mortality is significantly predicted by their ...
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Patient and Physician Determinants of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Use in the Heart Failure Population
... of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death among patients with ischemic and nonischemic cardio- myopathy due to left ventricular systolic ...
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Assessment of Anxiety Level in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
... (1). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a valuable device that was invented for saving patients who confront life-threatening dysrhythmia related to ventricles by preventing them from sudden ...
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Implantable cardioverter defibrillators: state of the art
... Abstract: It has been estimated that 180,000–450,000 people die suddenly in the US every year. Currently, the most effective method for reducing the risk of sudden death in those patients at highest risk is implantation ...
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Extended charge banking model of dual path shocks for implantable cardioverter defibrillators
... Methods: The Charge Banking Model has been extended into a new Extended Charge Banking Model of defibrillation that represents small sections of the heart as separate RC circuits, uses [r] ...
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Complications and Mortality of Single Versus Dual Chamber Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
... The purpose of the current study was to identify and characterize prospectively the frequency of lead and implant-related complications and also mortality in patients with single- chamb[r] ...
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Long Term Prognosis of Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Korea
... High- and low-rate ICD therapy zones In patients with HF and ICD for primary prevention, high appropriate and inappropriate ICD shock rates have been associated with a high risk of morta[r] ...
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Role of cardiac MRI and CT in Fontan circulation
... for localised stenosis, closure devices to occlude fenes- trations or baffle leaks, mechanical or bioprosthetic valves for dysfunctional valves, pacing wires with pace- maker (PPM) or implantable ...
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