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Author(s): Hussam Ali , Pierpaolo Lupo , Riccardo Cappato Added: 3 years ago
Numerous large clinical trials have demonstrated the benefit of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) in selected populations.1,2 These results and advances in defibrillation therapies have led to an impressive expansion of ICD implants and indications in recent decades. Although initially focusing on secondary prevention, current ICD indications… View more

Heart Failure

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
The Latest Strategies To Reduce Cardiac Device Infections
Author(s): Mauro Biffi , Jay Wright , Christian Butter Start date: Oct 29, 2019

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Charles D Swerdlow Added: 3 years ago
Balanced Evaluation of the ICD Although better known for his transformative contributions to arrhythmia mechanisms, mapping and ablation, Dr Josephson participated in investigational studies of the first implantable defibrillator2,3 and served as a principal investigator for the MUSTT (Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial) foundational trial of primary-prevention ICD therapy.4 In one of the… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Joshua R Silverstein , Demosthenes G Katritsis , Mark E Josephson Added: 3 years ago
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries. The yearly incidence of SCD is estimated to be 3,000,000 worldwide and between 300,000–450,000 in both the US and Western Europe.1,2 The survival rate for SCD is <1 % worldwide and close to 5 % in the developed world.3 In the past, cardiac arrest was thought to be most commonly due to ventricular… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Alessio Galli , Francesco Ambrosini , Federico Lombardi Added: 3 years ago
Since the 1960s, Holter monitoring has been a cornerstone for diagnosing suspected arrhythmias in patients of all ages.1 The most common monitoring systems allow the continuous registration of three or more leads for 24–48 hours; newer Holter monitors allow continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) registration for 2 weeks.1 Extending the time of ECG registration will increase the diagnostic yield of… View more

Standards & Guidelines

Imaging & Diagnostics
Contemporary ICDs: What Does the Latest Data Say?
Author(s): Angelo Auricchio , Anne B Curtis Added: 4 months ago
Prof Anne Curtis (University of Buffalo, US) and Prof Angelo Auricchio (Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, CH) discuss contemporary clinical data of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) from real world populations. The discussion is focused on the importance and impact of ICD therapy on prevention of sudden cardiac death by analysing the latest presented data.In context, the data analysed… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Defibrillation Threshold Testing: Current Status
Author(s): Justin Hayase , Duc H Do , Noel G Boyle Added: 3 years ago
The ICD is an important therapy for both primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death in selected patients. The role for defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing either intraoperatively or postoperatively has changed significantly over the past few decades, and it is no longer routinely recommended in patients undergoing left-sided transvenous ICD implantation.1–7 The definition of the… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Fozia Ahmed
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Consultant Cardiologist (Sub-specialty interests in Heart Failure and Cardiac Devices)
Dr Ahmed is an editorial board member for Cardiac Failure Review and with her permission, she may be contactedhere. Personal History Dr Fozia Zahir Ahmed was born in Manchester, England. She is a consultant cardiologist at the Manchester Heart Centre, part of Manchester Royal Infirmary, where she specialises in heart failure and cardiac devices.1 Academic History Dr Ahmed… View more
Author(s): Steven Back , Peter R Kowey Added: 3 years ago
Ventricular arrhythmias are a therapeutic challenge. They occur frequently in clinical practice, are found in patients with and without structural heart disease, and most importantly, are unpredictable and potentially deadly. Patients with a history of sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) and VF or those at high risk for such arrhythmias, may require an ICD to prevent sudden cardiac arrest… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Amar Trivedi , Bradley P Knight Added: 3 years ago
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic sarcomeric disorder associated with myocyte disarray and scar deposition, is intimately linked to sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to malignant ventricular arrhythmias. In the first modern published description of the disease in 1958, Dr Donald Teare describes the case of a 14-year-old male who collapsed while being chased around his school’s playground… View more

Heart Failure

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia