| Autor: |
Verena Tscholl, Dennis Wielander, Felicitas Kelch, Andrea Stroux, Philipp Attanasio, Carsten Tschöpe, Ulf Landmesser, Mattias Roser, Martin Huemer, Bettina Heidecker, Patrick Nagel |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
ESC Heart Failure, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 2428-2437 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2055-5822 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/ehf2.13353 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Aims Myocarditis may lead to malignant arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. As of today, there are no reliable predictors to identify individuals at risk for these catastrophic events. The aim of this study was to evaluate if a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) may detect and treat such arrhythmias adequately in the peracute setting of myocarditis. Methods and results In this observational, retrospective, single centre study, we reviewed patients presenting to the Charité Hospital from 2009 to 2017, who were provided with a WCD for the diagnosis of myocarditis with reduced ejection fraction ( |
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