The wearable defibrillator is worn under clothes and looks like a "a glorified fishing vest" that connects to the body via electrodes, Piccini said. It comes with a laptop-sized battery. If it detects a dangerous abnormalheart rhythm, the vest will alert the patient by sounding alarms that b...
The patient was treated with corticosteroids and HFrEF optimal medical therapy (sacubitril/valsartan, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, beta–blockers, dapagliflozin) and a temporary wearable defibrillator (LifeVest) was applied. At 2–month follow–up, despite a moderate improvement in the ...
Better stratification of risk, the researchers say, would help clinicians to identify people in need of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)—a device that monitors heart rhythm and shocks the heart back into a normal rhythm if needed. These devices can be life-saving but also carry a...
Blockhaus, C. et al. Telemonitoring potential of wearable cardioverter-defibrillators during the follow-up of patients with heart failure.J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis.9, 175 (2022). PubMedPubMed CentralCASGoogle Scholar Blomqvist, A., Bäck, M., Klompstra, L., Strömberg, A. & Jaarsma, ...
The diagnosis and management of heart failure remains challenging despite considerable clinical advances in recent decades. With greater understanding of the pathophysiology of this complex syndrome, a large number of candidate biomarkers have emerged and duly received scientific and clinical attention. These...
These include implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Before proceeding with device therapy, patients should be treated with Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT)for at least three months and reassess the LVEF. If EF remains less than or equal to...
Furthermore, the Multi-SENSE study placed sensors on the ends of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and calculated S3 intensities using a similar method [21]. Likewise, additional studies have utilized this technology for monitoring and new methods of heart failure monitoring ...
their jobs and children's milestones, Johnson was learning about echocardiograms and assorted interventions that might save her life. "I had a life vest for six months or so, followed by a biventricular ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator), but after a year, the situation hadn't ...
Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome affecting approximately 5 million people worldwide, causing a significant symptom burden and reducing both quality of life and survival. It is a common end pathway of many cardiovascular and noncardiovascular diseases. Symptoms suffered by affected individuals...
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs, angiotensin receptor blockers; MRAs, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists; SGLT-2 inhibitors, sodium-glucose co-transporter-2.; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; ISD, isosorbide dinitrate; LVAD, left ventricular...