Potential roles of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator in acute phase care of patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death: A single-center Japanese experience

• Published in: Journal of cardiology Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 359 - 363
• Main Authors: Sasaki, Shingo, MD, PhD, FJCC, Shoji, Yoshihiro, MD, Ishida, Yuji, MD, PhD, Kinjo, Takahiko, MD, PhD, Tsushima, Yuichi, MD, Seno, Maiko, MD, Nishizaki, Fumie, MD, PhD, Itoh, Taihei, MD, PhD, Izumiyama, Kei, MD, PhD, Yokota, Takashi, MD, PhD, Yokoyama, Hiroaki, MD, PhD, Yamada, Masahiro, MD, PhD, Horiuchi, Daisuke, MD, PhD, Kimura, Masaomi, MD, PhD, Higuma, Takumi, MD, PhD, FJCC, Tomita, Hirofumi, MD, PhD, Okumura, Ken, MD, PhD, FJCC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cardiovascular; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - prevention & control; Defibrillators - statistics & numerical data; Electric Countershock - methods; Female; Humans; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Secondary Prevention - methods; Sudden cardiac death; Tachycardia - etiology; Tachycardia - prevention & control; Tachycardia, Ventricular - complications; Tachycardia, Ventricular - therapy; Ventricular Fibrillation - complications; Ventricular Fibrillation - therapy; Ventricular Function, Left; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias; Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias; Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator

Abstract Background The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) has been expected to play a role as an effective bridge therapy to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation in patients at high risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VA). Although WCD has been available since April 20...