Sökning: "Implantable cardioverter"

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  1. 1. Living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator : Swedish and US patients' experiences of their life situation

    Författare :Kärstin Bolse; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; CHD; ICD-implantation; MUIS; life situation; QLI; Quality of life; phenomenography; satisfaction; uncertainty; Implantable defibrillators; MEDICINE;

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  3. 2. Non-invasive prediction of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and mortality in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

    Författare :Uzma Chaudhry; Kardiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance; ischemic cardiomyopathy; non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy; Selvester score; QuAReSS; spatial QRS-T angle; QRS vector magnitude; T-wave vector magnitude; idiopathic ventricular fibrillation;

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  4. 3. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator treatment in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Författare :Peter Magnusson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heterogeneous disease with various clinical manifestations, including sudden cardiac death, which can be prevented by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Aims: The general aim of this thesis was to elucidate different aspects of ICD treatment in patients with HCM. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Ventricular fibrillation and defibrillation in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

    Författare :Mikael Runsiö; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :ventricular fibrillation; defibrilla~ion; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; haemodynamic; metabolism; hyperaemia; ischaemia; myocardial injury; histamine; neuropeptide 1: noradrenaline; endothelin; histamine; positron emission tomography.;

    Sammanfattning : Since the introduction of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator for humans with malignant ventricular arrhythmias in 1980, over 50, 000 patients world wide have received this device. The implantation procedure is simple and resembles the implantation of an ordinary pacemaker. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Health-related quality of life in recipients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator due to life-threatening arrhythmias : a 5 year follow-up

    Författare :Inger Flemme; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; defibrillators implantable; ICD shocks; life-threatening arrhythmia; quality of life; satisfaction; uncertainty; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to describe self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in recipients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) due to life-threatening arrhythmias over a 5-year period. The design was prospective and longitudinal. LÄS MER