The treatment of progressive and terminal heart failure follows the principle of causative
therapy. Therefore, etiology and pathophysiology of the underlying disease and its …

Aim To assess the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), implantable
cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, and the combination of these devices (CRT+ ICD) in …

Methods: Patients who had ICD implantation in King Khalid University Hospital from
November 2007 until January 2010 were enrolled. Results: One hundred and eight ICD …

Patient selection for implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator for primary prevention of
sudden cardiac death is especially difficult in inherited arrhythmia syndromes, owing to a …

Abstract Die Therapie der fortgeschrittenen Herzinsuffizienz folgt dem Primat der kausalen
Therapie der Grundkrankheit als wichtigstem Prinzip der Behandlung. Dies setzt eine …

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators became a widespread and commonly used method
for treatment of malignant arrhythmias in patients with a high risk of sudden cardiac death …

Introduction: Mutations of RyR2 gene encoding calcium channel of sarcoplazmatic reticulum
are the cause of congenital catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Onset of …

I přes pokroky v diagnostice a léčbě srdečních onemocnění zůstává náhlá srdeční smrt stále
aktuálním problémem. Implantabilní kardiovertery--defibrilátory (ICD) se v prevenci náhlé …