Barraud J, Cautela J, Orabona M, Pinto J, Missenard O, Laine M, Thuny F, Paganelli F, Bonello L, Peyrol M. Wearable cardioverter defibrillator: Bridge or alternative to implantation? World J Cardiol 2017; 9(6): 531-538 [PMID: 28706588 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i6.531]
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Jeremie Barraud, MD, Department of Cardiology, Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Nord Hospital, Chemin des Bourrelly, 13015 Marseille, France. jeremie.barraud@ap-hm.fr
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World J Cardiol. Jun 26, 2017; 9(6): 531-538 Published online Jun 26, 2017. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i6.531
Wearable cardioverter defibrillator: Bridge or alternative to implantation?
Jeremie Barraud, Jennifer Cautela, Morgane Orabona, Johan Pinto, Olivier Missenard, Marc Laine, Franck Thuny, Franck Paganelli, Laurent Bonello, Michael Peyrol
Jeremie Barraud, Jennifer Cautela, Morgane Orabona, Johan Pinto, Olivier Missenard, Marc Laine, Franck Thuny, Franck Paganelli, Laurent Bonello, Michael Peyrol, Department of Cardiology, Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Nord Hospital, 13015 Marseille, France
Author contributions: Barraud J, Cautela J and Orabona M performed the majority of the writing; Pinto J and Missenard O prepared the figures and tables and performed the writing; Laine M, Thuny F and Paganelli F gave critical revision of the manuscript; Bonello L and Peyrol M designed the outline and coordinated the writing of the paper; all authors contributed critically to the drafts and gave final approval for publication.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no relationships that could be construed as a conflict of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Jeremie Barraud, MD, Department of Cardiology, Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Nord Hospital, Chemin des Bourrelly, 13015 Marseille, France. jeremie.barraud@ap-hm.fr
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Received: November 29, 2016 Peer-review started: December 1, 2016 First decision: February 17, 2017 Revised: March 4, 2017 Accepted: April 18, 2017 Article in press: April 20, 2017 Published online: June 26, 2017 Processing time: 208 Days and 17.3 Hours
Abstract
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is effective to prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) in selected patients with heart disease known to be at high risk for ventricular arrhythmia. Nevertheless, this invasive and definitive therapy is not indicated in patients with potentially transient or reversible causes of sudden death, or in patients with temporary contra-indication for ICD placement. The wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is increasingly used for SCD prevention both in patients awaiting ICD implantation or with an estimated high risk of ventricular arrhythmia though to be transient. We conducted a review of current clinical uses and benefits of the WCD, and described its technical aspects, limitations and perspectives.
Core tip: The wearable cardioverter defibrillator is increasingly used for sudden cardiac death prevention in patients thought to have a transient and/or reversible high risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia. Evidences sustaining the use of this external device are growing. We provided an evidence base review in the light of new data.
