Impairment of Quality of Life among Patients with Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy (LifeVest®): A Preliminary Study

BACKGROUND: Wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) therapy is feasible and safe in patients as a transient protection against sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, the impact of WCD therapy on quality of life (QoL) has not been studied. METHODS: In our single-centre study, 109 consecutive patients...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biomed Res Int
Hauptverfasser: Lackermair, Korbinian, Schuhmann, Christoph G., Kubieniec, Michaela, Riesinger, Lisa M., Klier, Ina, Stocker, Thomas J., Kääb, Stefan, Estner, Heidi L., Fichtner, Stephanie
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Hindawi 2018
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6040298/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050939
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6028494
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