ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 guidelines for device-based therapy of cardiac rhythm abnormalities: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association …

Writing Committee Members, AE Epstein, JP DiMarco… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
This revision of the “ACC/AHA/NASPE Guidelines for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers
and Antiarrhythmia Devices” updates the previous versions published in 1984, 1991, 1998 …

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator harm in young patients with inherited arrhythmia syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of inappropriate shocks and …

LRAO Nordkamp, PG Postema, RE Knops, N van Dijk… - Heart Rhythm, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted with the intention to
prolong life in selected patients with inherited arrhythmia syndromes, but ICD implantation is …

2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused update incorporated into the ACCF/AHA/HRS 2008 guidelines for device-based therapy of cardiac rhythm abnormalities: a report of the …

AE Epstein, JP DiMarco, KA Ellenbogen… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
The online-only Data Supplement is available with this article at http://circ. ahajournals.
org/lookup/suppl/doi: 10.1161/CIR. 0b013e318276ce9b/-/DC1. The online-only …

Prevention of sudden cardiac death with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in children and adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

BJ Maron, P Spirito, MJ Ackerman, SA Casey… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of implantable cardioverter-
defibrillators (ICDs) in children and adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) …

Safety of sports for athletes with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: results of a prospective, multinational registry

R Lampert, B Olshansky, H Heidbuchel, C Lawless… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The risks of sports participation for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
patients are unknown. Methods and Results—Athletes with ICDs (age, 10–60 years) …

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: expanding indications and technologies

Z Goldberger, R Lampert - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextSudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major challenge facing contemporary cardiology.
For an increasing number of patients, the current standard of care for the treatment and …

Inter-association task force recommendations on emergency preparedness and management of sudden cardiac arrest in high school and college athletic programs: a …

JA Drezner, RW Courson, WO Roberts, VN Mosesso Jr… - Heart Rhythm, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assist high school and college athletic programs prepare for and respond to
a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). This consensus statement summarizes our current …

Outcome and complications after implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis

AFL Schinkel, PA Vriesendorp… - Circulation: Heart …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Previous observational studies demonstrated that patients with hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) may benefit from implantable …

The long-term survival and the risks and benefits of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

C O'Mahony, PD Lambiase, G Quarta, M Cardona… - Heart, 2012 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are routinely used to prevent sudden
cardiac death (SCD) in selected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients, but the …

A validation study of the 2003 American College of Cardiology/European Society of Cardiology and 2011 American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart …

C O'Mahony, M Tome-Esteban, PD Lambiase… - Heart, 2013 - heart.bmj.com
Aims Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common mode of death in hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy (HCM), but identification of patients who are at a high risk of SCD is …