An under-utilized opportunity: The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD)
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Value of The Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) as a Bridging-Therapy before Implantation of a Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD).
Wearable cardioverter defibrillators (WCD), initially available in 2002, have recently experienced more routine use in many institutions as a means of preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD) prior to implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) evaluation or implantation. WCD differ from ICD by their noninvasive nature, making them well suited for patient populations who have a chance for signifi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Practice and Reviews
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2141-2596
DOI: 10.5897/mpr12.017