Prognostic Significance of Implantable Defibrillator Shock: Are All Shocks Created Equal?

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis

“…Use of ICD therapy can result in detection and early termination of nonsustained ventricular arrhythmias that would not have resulted in sudden death, or may be pro‐arrhythmic as a result of antitachycardia pacing accelerating slower ventricular rhythms into the ventricular fibrillation zone resulting ICD shock . Second, termination of sustained and potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias in patients with advanced heart failure due to CA may abort arrhythmic death, but cannot prevent mortality from eventual pump failure or pulseless electrical activity …”

Remote Monitoring of Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD): A Cute Gimmick or an Essential Tool for Clinical Excellence?

“…There are many potential advantages to the utilization of RM in patients with ICD: time and cost saving for both patients and the health organizations by minimizing routine clinic appointments when no action is needed; early notification of problems with the ICD system, such as battery depletion, lead malfunction, and inappropriate sensing; and early notification of clinical issues that need to be addressed in a timely fashion such as ventricular, supraventricular, and atrial arrhythmias that may lead to inappropriate ICD therapy, and may indicate clinical deterioration and a need for therapeutic intervention . Finally, RM may detect early signs of decompensated heart failure …”