Search for dissertations about: "Implantable defibrillators"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Implantable defibrillators.

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

    Author : Kärstin Bolse; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : 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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  4. 2. Health-related quality of life in recipients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator due to life-threatening arrhythmias : a 5 year follow-up

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  6. 4. Primary prevention defibrillators in clinical practice

    Author : Johanna Sjöblom; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Guidelines for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) advocate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Many patients are not considered for treatment and the net benefit of ICDs in real life is insufficiently studied. READ MORE

  7. 5. Implantable devices in heart failure : studies on biventricular pacing and continuous hemodynamic monitoring

    Author : Frieder Braunschweig; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Implantable devices; congestive heart failure; biventricular pacing; hemodynamic monitoring; ambulatory; hospitalizations; positron emission tomography; stress; blood flow; loop diuretics; natriuretic peptides; hemodynamics.;

    Abstract : Chronic heart failure is a highly symptomatic syndrome associated with increasing prevalence, frequent hospital admissions and high treatment costs. Despite recent advances in drug therapy, morbidity and mortality are still high. READ MORE