Medscape

Anger Is a Trigger for VT/VF in ICD Patients

Presenting data last week at the American Heart Association 2006 Scientific Sessions, lead investigator Dr Christine Albert (Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA) and colleagues report that acute ...
Nature

Should all patients with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction receive combined CRT–ICD therapy?

Patients with heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction have been shown to derive clinical benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and from implantable ...
Healio

Mood disorders common in first year after ICD implantation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Anxiety, depression and PTSD are common in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Nature

Can ICDs prevent sudden cardiac death effectively in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have become widely used for the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but the efficacy of this ...