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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
2007
Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Shocks Increase T‐Wave Alternans
LAMPERT R, SOUFER R, McPHERSON CA, BATSFORD WP, TIRADO S, EARLEY C, GOLDBERG A, SHUSTERMAN V. Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Shocks Increase T‐Wave Alternans. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2007, 18: 512-517. PMID: 17428273, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00787.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepolarization instabilityQRS duration changesImplantable defibrillator shocksAmbulatory ECG monitoringT-wave alternansNorepinephrine levelsCoronary diseaseICD shocksSympathetic stimulationVentricular arrhythmiasInduced arrhythmiasVentricular arrhythmogenesisDefibrillator shocksQRS durationQT intervalSedated stateAdequate preClinical implicationsDefibrillation therapyECG monitoringRR intervalsHolter dataBaseline statePatientsArrhythmias