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This review summarizes available tools and strategies to reduce the high incidence of inappropriate shocks in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
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What are the available tools and strategies to reduce inappropriate ICD shocks in patients with ICDs?
What are the available tools and strategies to reduce inappropriate ICD shocks in patients with ICDs?
This review summarizes current tools and strategies to mitigate the high incidence of inappropriate ICD shocks, which impair quality of life and can be arrhythmogenic.
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May aid reduction of inappropriate ICD shocks; extends prior summaries but leaves prospective validation open.
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been shown to provide a survival benefit in patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death. A major problem associated with ICD therapy is the occurrence of inappropriate shocks which impair patients' quality of life and may also be arrhythmogenic. Despite recent technological advances, the incidence of inappropriate shocks remains high, thus posing a challenge that we have to meet. In the present review we summarise the available tools and the strategies that can be followed in order to reduce inappropriate ICD shocks.
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Tzeis et al. (2008) conducted a review in High risk of sudden cardiac death with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Tools and strategies for the reduction of inappropriate ICD shocks was evaluated. This review summarizes available tools and strategies to reduce the high incidence of inappropriate shocks in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
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