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Review
. 2017 Mar 1;19(3):335-345.
doi: 10.1093/europace/euw180.

The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator: current technology and evolving indications

Sven Reek  1   2 , Haran Burri  3 , Paul R Roberts  4 , Christian Perings  5 , Andrew E Epstein  6 , Helmut U Klein  7 ; EHRA Scientific Documents Committee (as external reviewers):; Gregory Lip, Bulent Gorenek, Christian Sticherling, Laurent Fauchier, Andreas Goette, Werner Jung, Marc A Vos, Michele Brignole, Christian Elsner, Gheorghe-Andrei Dan, Francisco Marin, Giuseppe Boriani, Deirdre Lane, Carina Blomström-Lundqvist, Irina Savelieva
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Review

The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator: current technology and evolving indications

Sven Reek et al. Europace. .

Abstract

The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator has been available for over a decade and now is frequently prescribed for patients deemed at high arrhythmic risk in whom the underlying pathology is potentially reversible or who are awaiting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The use of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator is included in the new 2015 ESC guidelines for the management of ventricular arrhythmias and prevention of sudden cardiac death. The present review provides insight into the current technology and an overview of this approach.

Keywords: External defibrillation; Life vest; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular arrhythmias; Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator.

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