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Competitive athletes with implantable cardioverter–defibrillators—How to program? Data from the Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Sports Registry
Olshansky B, Atteya G, Cannom D, Heidbuchel H, Saarel EV, Anfinsen OG, Cheng A, Gold MR, Müssigbrodt A, Patton KK, Saxon LA, Wilkoff BL, Willems R, Dziura J, Li F, Brandt C, Simone L, Wilhelm M, Lampert R. Competitive athletes with implantable cardioverter–defibrillators—How to program? Data from the Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Sports Registry. Heart Rhythm 2018, 16: 581-587. PMID: 30389442, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-rate cutoffTransient lossICD shocksRisk of totalInappropriate ICD shocksLonger detection intervalsDual-chamber devicesRisk of shockAppropriate shocksVentricular tachycardiaInappropriate shocksInternational registrySudden deathCompetitive athletesRate cutoffICDOccurrence of shockPatientsAthletesRegistryRiskLonger detectionDeathDetection rateTotal shocks
2013
Safety of Sports for Athletes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R, Olshansky B, Heidbuchel H, Lawless C, Saarel E, Ackerman M, Calkins H, Estes NA, Link MS, Maron BJ, Marcus F, Scheinman M, Wilkoff BL, Zipes DP, Berul CI, Cheng A, Law I, Loomis M, Barth C, Brandt C, Dziura J, Li F, Cannom D. Safety of Sports for Athletes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Circulation 2013, 127: 2021-2030. PMID: 23690453, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.000447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityImplantable cardioverter defibrillator patientsSafety of sportsCardioverter-defibrillator patientsVentricular arrhythmia episodesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorSports participationHigh-risk sportsAppropriate shocksMedian ageClinical outcomesVentricular arrhythmiasInformed physicianMedical recordsClinical dataLead malfunctionCardioverter defibrillatorCommon sportsArrhythmia episodesPatient decisionCompetitive athletesPrimary endArrhythmiasICDPhone interviews
2006
Electrophysiologic characteristics of anger-triggered arrhythmias
Stopper M, Joska T, Burg MM, Batsford WP, McPherson CA, Jain D, Lampert R. Electrophysiologic characteristics of anger-triggered arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm 2006, 4: 268-273. PMID: 17341385, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular arrhythmiasElectrophysiologic characteristicsPolymorphic ventricular tachycardiaMood statesDisorganized rhythmInitial therapyAppropriate shocksVentricular tachycardiaArrhythmogenic substrateSudden deathArrhythmiasPatientsIntracardiac electrogramsElectrogramsPossible mechanismTime of shockInitiation patternsTachycardiaTherapyInitiationICD
2005
Depression as a predictor for appropriate shocks among patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators Results from the Triggers of Ventricular Arrhythmias (TOVA) study
Whang W, Albert CM, Sears SF, Lampert R, Conti JB, Wang PJ, Singh JP, Ruskin JN, Muller JE, Mittleman MA, Investigators T. Depression as a predictor for appropriate shocks among patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators Results from the Triggers of Ventricular Arrhythmias (TOVA) study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 45: 1090-1095. PMID: 15808769, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.12.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseVT/VFSymptoms of depressionVentricular arrhythmiasSevere depressionAnderson-Gill proportional hazards modelsArrhythmia studiesImplantable cardioverter defibrillator patientsEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleCardioverter-defibrillator patientsFatal ventricular arrhythmiasProportional hazards modelRisk of shockCAD patientsFirst shockAppropriate shocksArtery diseaseICD dischargesICD patientsRecurrent episodesMultiple confoundersElevated riskSevere symptomsDepression severityHazards model