New Features beyond Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention in Wearable and Implantable Defibrillators

Dear Colleagues,

We are glad to announce this Special Issue on the new features of wearable and implantable defibrillators beyond sudden cardiac death prevention. We invite you to contribute with original articles, reviews or meta-analyses.

Defibrillators are effective tools for preventing sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. ICDs or WCD are indicated in patients with a permanent or temporary risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Beyond sudden cardiac death protection the defibrillators now offer additional information. Biophysical data like heart rate, activity, posture, impedance, arrhythmia burden and other parameters can be monitored and guide the management of the patient. This special issue is dedicated, but not restricted to all the different facets of the implantable or wearable defibrillators: indications, patient outcomes, compliance, complications, and heart failure monitoring.

We are looking forward to your contribution.

Prof. Dr. Christian Veltmann
Dr. David Duncker
Guest Editors

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