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The Role of Subcutaneous ICDs in the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Author(s): Leah A John , Ahmadreza Karimianpour , Michael R Gold Added: 2 years ago

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Thomas A Turnage , John A Kpaeyeh , Michael R Gold Added: 3 years ago
Introduction Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) demonstrate a mortality reduction in patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.1–4 Transvenous lead placement with a subcutaneous, pectoral pulse generator has been the standard approach for ICD implantation for the past two decades,5 and have a high rate of successful implantation and a very low risk of in-hospital mortality.6 Despite… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Blair P Grubb , Naser Imran Added: 3 years ago
Perhaps one of the most important developments in modern cardiovascular medicine was the development of the implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) in the early 1980s. This development has revolutionized the management of patients who have experienced or are at risk for lethal cardiac arrhythmias. These remarkable devices fulfilled a long-held dream of being able to effectively recognize and… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Soraya M Samii , Javier E Banchs Added: 3 years ago
The use of implantable devices to treat arrhythmias started with the implantable pacemaker back in the late 1950s. The risks and costs of implantation limited the indications for the procedure initially. A similar pattern was seen with the initial implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in the early 1980s. In the late 1990s, technology of both these devices focused on the management of… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Job title: Cardiac Physiologist
Matthew Swift is the lead Cardiac Physiologist for CRM at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon. His professional interests include the optimisation of CRT devices, programming ICDs and improving the patient experience while increasing patient safety. View more
Francisco Leyva
Job title: Professor of Cardiology and Consultant Cardiologist
Francisco Leyva Professor of Cardiology and Director of Medical Research at Aston University, and Consultant Cardiologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK. His clinical expertise is in cardiac device therapy (CRT, pacemakers, ICDs), heart failure, cardiomyopathies and CMR. View more
Prof. Christian Veltmann
Prof. Christian Veltmann is Head of Heart Rhythm Management in the Department of Cardiology and Angiology at the Hannover Medical School in Hannover, Germany. He has extensive experience in the implantation of pacemakers, ICDs, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapies (CRTs) and leadless pacemakers. Prof. Veltmann participates in the Micra™ Post-Approval Registry and serves as a trainer and proctor in… View more
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Author(s): G Michael Felker , Christopher B Granger Added: 3 years ago
Chronic heart failure is common, disabling and deadly. It affects approximately five million people in the US and accounts for over one million hospitalizations annually. Despite continued improvements in heart failure therapy, mortality over five years is approximately 50%.This article summarizes significant recent developments in pharmacologic and device therapy for heart failure. Angiotensin… View more

Heart Failure
Tom De Potter
Specialist in Pacemaker Device Therapy and Electrophysiology, Hartcentrum OLV Aalst, Belgium View more