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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"cardioverter defibrillator"”.

  1. Patients' Psychological Adjustment to an Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator

    Gross, Tera L.

    … psychological adjustment to an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The holistic model of cardiovascular health (depicting how psychological factors, including anxiety and depression, can lead to physiological effects) was used as the conceptual framework for the study.<br> Beery's …

    sdstate Repository record

  2. Women’s experiences of living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

    Craig, NicolaEastern Institute of Technology2016

    Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are used to treat lethal arrhythmias in patients identified as at risk of sudden cardiac death and can form an additional part of a cardiac resynchronisation therapy device (CRT) which is used for the treatment of heart failure. These cardiac devices …

    eit-nz Repository record

  3. Quality of life in automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients

    Christensen, Anita

    sjsu Repository record

  4. Quality of life in automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients

    Deis, Debra L

    sjsu Repository record

  5. An automated web-based searchable archive for implantable cardioverter defibrillator data

    Duh, Shin-Ning, 1979-Massachusetts Institute of Technology2003

    … and related patient data from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) produced by Medtronic in particular. The archive will provide a central and stable repository for researchers looking for data originally stored in the ICDs. The Web interface to the system provides an easy means …

    mit Repository record

  6. The Experiences of Women Who Live with an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (lCD)

    Smith, Jenea Mary2009

    The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (lCD) is the most effective treatment available for terminating potentially life-threatening ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. The lCD detects and attempts to correct these arrhythmias by pacing, cardioversion, and defibrillation …

    unf Repository record

  7. Identification of health related learning needs following automatic internal cardioverter defibrillator implantation

    Val, Laura J

    sjsu Repository record

  8. Embodied revelation: The threat of sudden cardiac death for implantable cardioverter defibrillator candidates

    Barton-Caro, Vera2018

    … cause of death in the United States. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) represent the standard of care as the only effective therapy for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. However, a significant proportion of qualifying heart failure patients declines this life-saving device. …

    wvu Repository record

  9. Das Intrathorakale EKG im implantierbaren Cardioverter/Defibrillator : Erweiterung der EKG-Diagnostik in implantierbaren Systemen

    Baron, Thomas W.

    Bei 33 Patienten wurden während ICD-Implantation die sechs farfield-Elektrogramme des IEKG von den Defibrillationselektroden eines ICD abgeleitet und mit dem Oberflächen-EKG und den lokalen Elektrogrammen verglichen. <br>Das IEKG bildet den Erregungsablauf, im Gegensatz zu den lokalen …

    freiburg-diss Repository record

  10. Testing the mediating effects of self-efficacy on physical and psychological outcomes following an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

    Sauer Liberato, Ana Carolina2019

    … or cardiac arrhythmias receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) each year in the U.S. Post-ICD implant recovery requires multiple lifestyle changes that can markedly influence the recovery trajectory. Few intervention programs have been based on social-cognitive theory, and none …

    washington Repository record

  11. Quality of Life and Mental Health Outcomes in Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator Treatment: Potential Effects of Informational Media History and Treatment Knowledge

    Knoepke, Christopher E.2017

    … such technological treatment is the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a lifesaving therapy which carries risk to patients' QOL. Moreover, patients frequently do not accurately understand the benefits, limitations, and possible risks associated with ICD therapy. A small body of …

    denver Repository record

  12. Parsing of Natural Language Requirements

    Patterson, Jamie L2013

    … of the software requirements for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator with minimal manual rework. The requirements were written in plain English with only loose stylistic constraints. While full automation proved infeasible, many significant advances were made towards solving the problem, …

    calpoly Repository record

  13. The economic evaluations of interventions for heart diseases

    Yao, GuiqingUniversity of Birmingham2010

    … therapy with or without an implantable cardioverter defibrillator in chronic heart failure, and the final one on a new drug therapy, nebivolol, compared with standard treatment in elderly patients with heart failure. The second aim of the thesis concerned the application of modelling …

    birmingham Repository record

  14. An analysis of defibrillation and cardiac resynchronization therapy strategies in patients with failing systemic right ventricles

    Michael, Kevin ADivision of Cardiology2007

    … cardiac resynchronization (CRT) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy (lCD) to include patients with congenital heart disease requires careful evaluation of selection criteria and unconventional adaptive strategies to ensure clinical efficacy. A single centre prospective analysis of …

    cape-town Repository record

  15. ΜΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΛΙΑΚΗΣ ΤΑΧΥΚΑΡΔΙΑΣ: ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ ΜΕ ΥΠΕΝΔΟΚΑΡΔΙΑ ΕΞΑΙΡΕΣΗ (ΚΑΘΟΔΗΓΟΥΜΕΝΗ ΑΠΟ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΦΥΣΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΧΑΡΤΟΓΡΑΦΗΣΗ) ΚΑΙ ΕΜΦΥΤΕΥΣΗ ΑΥΤΟΜΑΤΟΥ ΑΠΙΝΙΔΩΤΗ

    Μανώλης, ΑντώνηςUniversity of Patras1989

    … I, N=30) AND IMPLANTATION OF THE AUTOMATIC CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR (AICD) (GROUP II, N=18) WERE PERFORMED IN 48 PATIENTS, AGED 63+7 YEARS, WITH EJECTION FRACTION OF 32+11%, TO MANAGE DRUG- REFRACTORY VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VT) (N=33) OR FIBRILLATION (N=-15) MAINLY DUE TO CORONARY ARTERY …

    greece Repository record

  16. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: From Surviving to Thriving

    Cory, Jennifer2015

    … and a life-saving device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. However, living under the peril of life-threatening arrhythmias and life-saving shocks can cause considerable psychosocial disturbances, and potentially contribute to diminished medical outcomes. Though living with a …

    penn Repository record

  17. New Paradigm of Defibrillation: Towards Painless Therapy

    Li, Wenwen2013

    … into ventricular fibrillation: VF). Implantable cardioverter defibrillator: ICD) therapy is the only reliable treatment of VT/VF and has been shown to effectively reduce mortality by many clinical trials. However, high-voltage ICD shocks could result in myocardial dysfunction and damage. The …

    wustl Repository record

  18. Statistical methods to study heterogeneity of treatment effects

    Taft, Lin H.2015

    … population that compared the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) with conventional medical therapy in reducing total mortality.

    iupui Repository record

  19. St. Jude Medical: Enhanced MICS (eMICS)

    Shah, Devanshi2010

    … These patients can benefit from an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) which can monitor heart rhythm and provide immediate treatment. Due to the ever changing physical conditions and disease progression, the ICD needs to collect diagnostic data as well as support programming by the …

    calpoly Repository record

  20. Probandenstudie zur Messung von Störspannungen am simulierten unipolaren und bipolaren Sensing-System im niederfrequenten elektromagnetischen Feld, Beurteilung von einflussnehmenden physiologischen und anatomischen Faktoren und Definition einer óWorst-Caseƒ-Situation

    Masson, KatharinaPublikationsserver der RWTH Aachen University2010

    … at the input of an implanted pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in a low-frequency electromagnetic field (EMF). "Worst case" conditions were sought that could interfere with proper function of the implanted device and thus endanger the patient with the implant. This investigation …

    aachen Repository record

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