Abstract Background: Implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) therapy for primary prevention
(PP) of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is well-established but underutilized globally. The …

Abstract Background Randomized trials in Western countries have provided evidence that
prophylactic implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (ICD) therapy reduces mortality in heart …

Deactivation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a critical issue in the
advance care planning (ACP) of ICD recipients; however, related perspectives have rarely …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The
implementation of effective technologies such as Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) …

Background Sudden cardiac arrest with or without sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents a
heterogeneous spectrum of underlying etiology but is often a catastrophic event. Despite …

Background: The improve sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) study was a nonrandomized
prospective global study that identified a subset of primary prevention (PP) patients at an …

1. 要約研究目的: 心臓再同期療法 (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; CRT) は心電図の
QRS 幅が延長した, 低心機能の心不全患者に対して有効な治療法である. しかし日本の慢性 …

Circ Heart Fail. 2019; 12: e006026. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE. 119.006026 July
2019 2 rather than the glamorous proceduralists. Among pull factors, Moayedi et al9 found …

Background: Heart failure remains a significant socioeconomic burden and leads to critical
health problems due to its high mortality and hospitalization rates. Therefore, proper …

Introduction: Diabetes and heart failure (HF) place a large burden on healthcare systems
and are associated with increased risk for death, including sudden cardiac death (SCD) …