Mitigating the foreign body response (FBR) to implantable medical devices (IMDs) is critical
for successful long‐term clinical deployment. The FBR is an inevitable immunological …

This paper belongs to a series of recommendation documents for participation in leisure-
time physical activity and competitive sports by the European Association of Preventive …

Члены Рабочей группы подтвердили отсутствие финансовой поддержки/конфликта
интересов. В случае сообщения о наличии конфликта интересов, член (ы) Рабочей …

The prevalence and public health burden of chronic heart failure (CHF) in Europe is steadily
increasing mainly caused by the ageing population and prolonged survival of patients with …

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) may impact patients' life significantly. The aim of
this survey was to analyse the impact of the ICD on quality of life (QoL) metrics from the …

Background The indication for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to prevent
sudden death is now consolidated. However, there is no unanimous agreement on how …

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a multidisciplinary intervention including patient assessment
and medical actions to promote stabilization, management of cardiovascular risk factors …

The finite element method (FEM) is commonly used in computational cardiac simulations.
For this method, a mesh is constructed to represent the geometry and, subsequently, to …

Aims Information provided to patients prior to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
insertion and their participation in the decision-making process are crucial for understanding …

Background Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) is an established implantable cardioverter-
defibrillator (ICD) therapy that terminates ventricular tachycardias (VTs) without painful ICD …