The wearable defibrillator: a most affordable vest

[...]of the five patients who did not refuse ICD therapy, but in whom an ICD was not implanted following WCD treatment, one received a ventricular assist device and 4 died from non-arrhythmic causes before the ICD could be implanted. [...]the percentage of patients in whom the indication for ICD imp...

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Published in:Netherlands heart journal 2017-05, Vol.25 (5), p.293-294
Main Author: de Groot, J. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Editor’s Comment
Ejection fraction
Heart attacks
Ischemia
Medical Education
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Patient compliance
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Summary:[...]of the five patients who did not refuse ICD therapy, but in whom an ICD was not implanted following WCD treatment, one received a ventricular assist device and 4 died from non-arrhythmic causes before the ICD could be implanted. [...]the percentage of patients in whom the indication for ICD implantation ceased during the WCD treatment, or just by waiting, is considerable and cannot be neglected. First experience with the wearable cardioverter defibrillator in the Netherlands.
ISSN:1568-5888
1876-6250
DOI:10.1007/s12471-017-0980-5