background: psychological problems such as depression constitute a dilemma that patients with the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (icd) usually encounter and may impact their quality of life. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of depression among adults with the icd and the relationship between depression and associated factors.    methods: totally, 115 individuals ...

the usage of implantable cardiac defibrillator (icd) since 1980s is becoming more popular these days. the rate of both, endocarditis and constrictive pericarditis are low but it still needs attention. we are reporting a rare case of icd endocarditis as a result of toe infection in a diabetic patient. this was followed by infectious pericarditis after device removal by open heart surgery and the...

objective: to determine the type and pattern of arrhythmic events following the 2012 ahar-varzegan earthquake among patients implanted with cardiac defibrillators (icds) in east azarbaijan province. methods: in a prospective cohort study, conducted in east azerbaijan province of iran, 132 patients were enrolled in two comparison groups according to the region of residence i.e., earthquake regio...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE All internal defibrillators and some external defibrillators use biphasic waveforms. The study analysed the discharged waveform pulses of two manual and two semi-automated biphasic external defibrillators. METHODS AND RESULTS The defibrillators were discharged into resistive loads of 25, 50 and 100 Omega simulating the patient's transthoracic impedance. The tested bip...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the availability and accessibility of community automated external defibrillators in a territory in Hong Kong. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Two public hospitals in New Territories West Cluster in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Information about the locations of community automated external defibrillators was obtained from automated external defibrillator suppliers ...

  Implantable cardioverter defibrillators have been instrumental in the health and safety of patients who are at increased risk of sudden death by ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. Consensus on the perioperative management of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices has suggested that certain surgical interventions (including transurethral resection of the prostate) may interfere wi...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the potential impact of public access defibrillators on overall survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using data from an electronic register. A statistical model was used to estimate the effect on survival of placing public access defibrillators at suitable or possibly suitable sites. SETTING Scottish Ambulance Service. SUBJ...

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The modern generation of transthoracic defibrillators now employ impedance compensated biphasic waveforms. These new devices are superior to those with monophasic waveforms and practice is currently switching to biphasic defibrillators for the treatment of both ventricular and atrial fibrillation. However, there is no universal guideline for the use of biphasic defibrillators in direct current ...