Retrospective Study
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World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2018; 10(4): 21-25
Published online Apr 26, 2018. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v10.i4.21
Outcomes after asystole events occurring during wearable defibrillator-cardioverter use
Jackson J Liang, Nicole R Bianco, Daniele Muser, Andres Enriquez, Pasquale Santangeli, Benjamin A D’Souza
Jackson J Liang, Daniele Muser, Andres Enriquez, Pasquale Santangeli, Benjamin A D’Souza, Department of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19103, United States
Nicole R Bianco, ZOLL, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, United States
Author contributions: Liang JJ, Bianco NR, and D’Souza BA designed the study, performed the analyses and wrote the initial manuscript draft; Muser D, Enriquez A and Santangeli P assisted with the writing of the manuscript and provided critical editing of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The institutional review board at the University of Pennsylvania exempted this study from review.
Informed consent statement: Patients provided informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Nicole R Bianco is a research scientist at ZOLL Medical Corporation; Benjamin A D’Souza has received compensation (< $10000) for speaking for ZOLL Medical Corporation. The other authors report no conflicts of interest. The other authors report no potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Benjamin A D’Souza, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Electrophysiology Section, Department of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 51 N 39th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, United States. benjamin. d’souza@uphs.upenn.edu
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Received: January 13, 2018
Peer-review started: January 14, 2018
First decision: February 12, 2018
Revised: March 20, 2018
Accepted: April 1, 2018
Article in press: April 1, 2018
Published online: April 26, 2018
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Core Tip

Core tip: Survival rates after asystole, including serious episodes, in patients being treated with wearable cardioverter-defibrillators is higher than historically reported survival rates in the emergency medicine literature. Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators may improve outcomes by alarming and alerting bystanders to assist patients with asystole events.