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Implantable Defibrillator Diagnostic Storage Capabilities: Evolution, Current Status, and Future Utilization
Author(s) -
SARTER BRIAN H.,
CALLANS DAVID J.,
GOTTLIEB CHARLES D.,
SCHWARTZMAN DAVID S.,
MARCHLINSKI FRANCIS E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00189.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , sudden cardiac death , intensive care medicine , sudden death , medical emergency , cardiology
There has been a rapid and significant evolution in the stored diagnostic information available from implantable cardioverter defibrillatars (ICDs). The diagnostic information available in current generation ICDs has greatly enhanced the clinicians' ability to determine the rhythm triggering device therapy as well as to identify potential problems with the ICD system. Furthermore, this information may be useful in identifying triggers of ventricular arrhythmias in patients at high risk for sudden death. The history, evolution, value, and limitations of the stored diagnostic capabilities of implantable defibrillators are discussed.