Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Masri A, Altibi A, Erqou S, Zmaili M, Saleh A, Al-Adham R, Ayoub K, Baghal M, Alkukhun L, Barakat A, Jain S, Saba S, Adelstein E. Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2019, 5: 152-161. PMID: 30784684, PMCID: PMC6383782, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableElectric CountershockFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedConceptsRandomized controlled trialsWearable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyWearable cardioverter-defibrillatorVEST trialSudden cardiac deathDerSimonian and Laird methodCardiac deathMonths of follow-upPrevention of sudden cardiac deathA systematic reviewPrimary preventionOutcomes of patientsCardioverter-defibrillator therapyLaird methodObservational studyMeta-analysisGoogle ScholarIschemic cardiomyopathyMedical therapyFollow-upCardioverter-defibrillatorPreventionTherapyVestPersons