Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Jul 2017
Study of the wearable cardioverter defibrillator in advanced heart-failure patients (SWIFT).
The wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) may allow stabilization until reassessment for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) among high-risk heart failure (HF) patients. However, there are limited data on the WCD benefit in the acute decompensated HF setting. ⋯ A management strategy incorporating the WCD can be safely used to bridge the decision regarding the need for ICD implantation in high-risk patients with advanced HF.