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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
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