Open AccessAn appropriate shock of the wearable cardioverter‐defibrillator in an outpatient setting
Author(s) -
Kishihara Jun,
Niwano Shinichi,
Nakamura Hironori,
Igarashi Tazuru,
Ishizue Naruya,
Fujiishi Tamami,
Oikawa Jun,
Murakami Masami,
Fukaya Hidehira,
Ako Junya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1016/j.joa.2015.08.003
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , sudden cardiac death , medical emergency , shock (circulatory) , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine
The wearable cardioverter‐defibrillator (WCD) represents an alternative clinical approach to prevent sudden cardiac death as a bridge to therapy when making a final decision regarding the need for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), especially in patients who are in the so‐called gray zone according to ICD guidelines. Although the WCD system was introduced in Japan in April 2014, data regarding its usage and experience are limited. We report the first case of appropriate shock therapy using the WCD in an outpatient setting in Japan. We describe the case of a 22‐year‐old‐woman who received the first case of successful appropriate WCD shock therapy in an outpatient setting in Japan.