Many ICD patients receive appropriate therapy without loss of consciousness, risking psychological impact from shocks that may be unnecessary.
Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICDs)
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) therapy
Incidence and determinants of ICD therapy with loss of and impaired consciousness
Many patients receive ICD shocks without loss of consciousness, highlighting the risk of potentially unnecessary therapy and associated psychological impact.
Absolute Event Rate: 0% vs 0%
A considerable number of patients do not experience appropriate ICD therapy with loss of consciousness and thus experience potentially unnecessary therapy while still being at risk of sustaining the consequent psychological impact associated with ICD shocks.
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Alwin B P Noordman
Michiel Rienstra
University Medical Center Groningen
Yuri Blaauw
Electrophysiology
University Medical Center Groningen
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Noordman et al. (Tue,) reported a other. Many ICD patients receive appropriate therapy without loss of consciousness, risking psychological impact from shocks that may be unnecessary.
synapsesocial.com/papers/69a135ebed1d949a99abfdf3 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.70190