Multiple implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks can impair a patient's quality of life, and the long-term prognosis associated with shocks remains undefined. In 2008, two published ...

Reduction in painful shocks may improve patient quality-of-life (QOL) and extend ICD pulse generator longevity. Numerous older studies have consistently demonstrated that ATP can reliably ...

Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads are subject to technical failures and the impact of the resulting public advisories on patient welfare is unclear. The psychological ...

The findings, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, highlight how a structured approach to patient education can ... recommend discussing ICD settings—including shock ...