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Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator "The Lifevest": Device Design, Limitations, and Areas of Improvement.

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Agarwal, M; Narcisse, D; Khouzam, N; Khouzam, RN
Published in: Curr Probl Cardiol
February 2018

Sudden cardiac death is a potentially fatal clinical event demanding use of emergent intervention such as defibrillation. Over the last 1 decade, development of devices such as implantable and wearable cardioverter defibrillators (WCD) has provided new avenues in the management of sudden cardiac death. Several clinical studies have commented on the therapeutic and preventive aspect of WCD, however, literature describing the device functioning and limitations is limited. In this review study, we describe the technical aspects and limitations of WCD with a focus on identifying potential areas of improvement and framework for future research studies.

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Published In

Curr Probl Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1535-6280

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

43

Issue

2

Start / End Page

45 / 55

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Risk Factors
  • Humans
  • Equipment Design
  • Electric Countershock
  • Diffusion of Innovation
  • Defibrillators
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac
  • Clothing
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
 

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Agarwal, M., Narcisse, D., Khouzam, N., & Khouzam, R. N. (2018). Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator "The Lifevest": Device Design, Limitations, and Areas of Improvement. Curr Probl Cardiol, 43(2), 45–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2017.04.002
Agarwal, Manyoo, Dennis Narcisse, Nader Khouzam, and Rami N. Khouzam. “Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator "The Lifevest": Device Design, Limitations, and Areas of Improvement.Curr Probl Cardiol 43, no. 2 (February 2018): 45–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2017.04.002.
Agarwal M, Narcisse D, Khouzam N, Khouzam RN. Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator "The Lifevest": Device Design, Limitations, and Areas of Improvement. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2018 Feb;43(2):45–55.
Agarwal, Manyoo, et al. “Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator "The Lifevest": Device Design, Limitations, and Areas of Improvement.Curr Probl Cardiol, vol. 43, no. 2, Feb. 2018, pp. 45–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2017.04.002.
Agarwal M, Narcisse D, Khouzam N, Khouzam RN. Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator "The Lifevest": Device Design, Limitations, and Areas of Improvement. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2018 Feb;43(2):45–55.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Probl Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1535-6280

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

43

Issue

2

Start / End Page

45 / 55

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Risk Factors
  • Humans
  • Equipment Design
  • Electric Countershock
  • Diffusion of Innovation
  • Defibrillators
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac
  • Clothing
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology