Aims For patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with implantable
cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD; CRT-D), the effect of an improvement in left ventricular …

Background—The factors that determine the risk for sudden death or implantable
cardioverter defibrillator therapy in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy …

Background With the introduction of ICD-10 throughout Canada, it is important to ensure that
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) comorbidities employed in risk adjustment methods …

Aims Absolute risk reduction (ARR) and number needed to treat (NNT) are considered by
many to be the most appropriate figures to use for the informed consent process, yet the …

Backgrounds Some patients who undergo implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy
with defibrillator (CRT-D) survive long enough, thus requiring CRT-D battery replacement …

Patients with substantial left ventricular scarring are prone to sudden death, presumably
from ventricular tachyarrhythmias (sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular …

Patients with left ventricular dysfunction are prone to sudden cardiac death, presumably from
ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) demonstrated that …

Patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function have an increased risk of sudden
cardiac death. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is an effective therapy to treat …

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators became a widespread and commonly used method
for treatment of malignant arrhythmias in patients with a high risk of sudden cardiac death …

I přes pokroky v diagnostice a léčbě srdečních onemocnění zůstává náhlá srdeční smrt stále
aktuálním problémem. Implantabilní kardiovertery--defibrilátory (ICD) se v prevenci náhlé …