Open AccessCrosscultural adaptation and reliability testing of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Concerns questionnaire to optimize the care of Polish patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Młynarska,
Rafał Młynarski,
Izabella Uchmanowicz,
Ewa Marcisz-Dyla,
C Marcisz,
Krzysztof S. Gołba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kardiologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1897-4279
pISSN - 0022-9032
DOI - 10.33963/kp.15520
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , reliability (semiconductor) , adaptation (eye) , reliability engineering , neuroscience , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , biology
Implantable cardioverter‑defibrillator (ICD) placement has now become a standard procedure in patients with ventricular arrhythmias. The primary task of an ICD is to recognize and immediately interrupt life‑threatening ventricular arrhythmia via an intracardiac electrical discharge, known as a shock.