| Title |
Wearable defibrillator use in heart failure (WIF): results of a prospective registry
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2261-12-123 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew C Kao, Steven W Krause, Rajiv Handa, Darshak Karia, Guillermo Reyes, Nicole R Bianco, Steven J Szymkiewicz, the Wearable defibrillator use In heart Failure (WIF) Investigators |
| Abstract |
Heart failure (HF) patients have a high risk of death, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are effective in preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, a certain percentage of patients may not be immediate candidates for ICDs, particularly those having a short duration of risk or an uncertain amount of risk. This includes the newly diagnosed patients, as well as those on the cardiac transplant list or NYHA class IV heart failure patients who do not already have an ICD. In these patients, a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) may be used until long term risk of SCD is defined. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of SCD in this population, and the efficacy of early defibrillation by a WCD. |
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| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
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