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Use of the Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator in High-Risk Cardiac Patients
Author(s) -
Valentina Kutyifa,
Arthur J. Moss,
Helmut Klein,
Yitschak Biton,
Scott McNitt,
Bonnie MacKecknie,
Wojciech Zaręba,
Ilan Goldenberg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.115.015677
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiology , ischemic cardiomyopathy , defibrillation , ventricular tachycardia , cardiomyopathy , sudden cardiac death , heart failure
Prospective data on the safety and efficacy of the wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) in a real-world setting are lacking. The Prospective Registry of Patients Using the Wearable Defibrillator (WEARIT-II) Registry was designed to provide real-world data on the WCD as a strategy during a period of risk stratification.

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