Usage of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator during pregnancy

Usage of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator during pregnancy

Background: Pregnancy can trigger or aggravate the risk for life-threating arrhythmias in cardiac diseases. Pregnancy is associated with reluctance for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) due to concerns about radiation. Thus, the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) might be an optio...

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Main Authors: J.-Jacqueline Olic, Claudia Stöllberger, Christoph Schukro, Katja E. Odening, Edith Reuschel, Marcus Fischer, Christian Veltmann, David Duncker, Andrea Baessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator
Pregnancy
Sudden cardiac death
Ventricular arrhythmias
Arrhythmias during pregnancy
Cardiomyopathy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906722001154

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