Benefit of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator for detection and therapy of arrhythmias in patients with myocarditis

ConclusionsUsing a WCD after acute myocarditis led to the detection of sustained VT in 2/59 patients (3%). While a WCD may prevent sudden cardiac death after myocarditis, our data suggest that WCD may have impact on clinical management through monitoring and arrhythmia detection.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - April 22, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Verena Tscholl, Dennis Wielander, Felicitas Kelch, Andrea Stroux, Philipp Attanasio, Carsten Tsch öpe, Ulf Landmesser, Mattias Roser, Martin Huemer, Bettina Heidecker, Patrick Nagel Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research