Real world utilization and impact of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator in a community setting

Introduction: The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) is used in patients at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) but not immediate candidates for intracardiac defibrillator (ICD) implantation. Methods: We performed a single center retrospective study of patients prescribed WCD upon hospital di...

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Main Authors: Aditi Naniwadekar, Talal Alnabelsi, Kamal Joshi, Edinrin Obasare, Allan Greenspan, Sumeet Mainigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629216313651