scholarly journals Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for the Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Women With Advanced Heart Failure

2009 ◽  
Vol 169 (16) ◽  
pp. 1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Ghanbari
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Death ◽  
Cardiac Death ◽  
Advanced Heart Failure ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

scholarly journals Modern pacemaker therapy

2010 ◽  
Vol 63 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 822-826
Author(s):  
Dragan Kovacevic ◽  
Vasilije Topalov ◽  
Milan Mijatov
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Death ◽  
Cardiac Death ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Bundle Branch Block ◽  
Pacemaker Therapy ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Introduction. Pacemakers are devices that modern medicine and cardiology cannot be imagined without. The technique of implantation comes to surgical procedure where all principles of asepsis and antisepsis have to be respected. Although some complications do happen, they are rather rare. Results. After the implantation of the device, the patient is not handicapped (unless the heart was additionally damaged). On the contrary, the patient returns to his work and functions normally within his family in most of the cases. The first medical appointment is scheduled a month after the implantation and the following are three and six months after. Types of devices. Today there are ?new types of electrostimulation?- implantable cardioverter defibrillators and multisite electrostimulators. The former is implanted in patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death and the latter in patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block. Owing to these devices, the sudden cardiac death can be prevented successfully and the quality of a patient?s life is improved.

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