Tag: Defibrillators
Ranolazine Doesn’t Cut VT, VF, Death in High-Risk ICD Patients
No significant reduction in VT or VF or death risk for patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
Variation in Quality of ICD Advice on Patient Message Boards
Overall, 24.4 percent of instances of medical advice were considered inappropriate for most patients
Bystander Defibrillation Improves Outcome for Public Cardiac Arrest
Bystander defibrillation increases odds of survival to hospital discharge, with favorable functional outcome
ICD Placement Doesn’t Improve Survival in Patients With CKD
Increased risk seen for subsequent hospitalization for heart failure and any-cause hospitalization
Knowledge on Primary Prevention ICD Use Found Lacking
Barriers for referral differ for internists, cardiologists, cardiology residents
Drones Could Up Response Times for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Drone delivered AED in 5.21 minutes, compared with standard EMS delivery time of 22 minutes
Adding Defibrillator to CRT No Benefit in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
However, benefit is seen for addition of defibrillator therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Seventeen States Require AED Installation in Some Schools
Only five states provide unequivocal funding for purchase of automated external defibrillators
Health Care Utilization Common After ICD Shock Events
Forty-six percent of shock events have related health care use, with cardiac catheterization common
Survival Rates High for Older Patients With ICDs
Nearly 80 percent of patients were alive two years after reveiving device
