A Tragic Case of Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Failure

A Tragic Case of Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Failure

The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines recommend a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) for certain conditions or scenarios. WCD is felt to provide adequate protection against ventricular arrhythmias. This case highlights failure of a WCD to detect and deliver...

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Main Authors: Ariel Vinas, MD, Debanshu Roy, MD, Cynthia Saunders, ANP, Auroa Badin, MD, Manoj M. Panday, MD, Jayasree Pillarisetti, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
TruVector detection algorithm
ventricular fibrillation
ventricular tachycardia
wearable cardioverter defibrillator
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921000012

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