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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
2024
VIGOROUS EXERCISE AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
Gray B, Ackerman M, Link M, Lampert R. VIGOROUS EXERCISE AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 2024 PMID: 39357663, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2024.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Anger-Induced T-Wave Alternans Predicts Future Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R, Shusterman V, Burg M, McPherson C, Batsford W, Goldberg A, Soufer R. Anger-Induced T-Wave Alternans Predicts Future Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 53: 774-778. PMID: 19245968, PMCID: PMC3979284, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationFuture ventricular arrhythmiasT-wave alternansVentricular arrhythmiasVentricular fibrillationSpontaneous ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationHigher TWAImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorEjection fractionHighest quartileTWA testingWide QRSClinical arrhythmiaAmbulatory electrocardiographyLowest quartileFuture arrhythmiasSudden deathCardioverter defibrillatorClinical roleMultivariable regressionPatientsArrhythmiasRepolarization instabilityStress protocolSignificant predictors
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