Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume 70, Issue 12, 19 September 2017, Pages 1496-1509
The Present and FutureState-of-the-Art ReviewDefibrillation for Ventricular Fibrillation: A Shocking Update
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Key Words
automated external defibrillator
cardiac arrhythmias
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
emergency medical services
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
volunteers
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AED
automated external defibrillator
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
ECG
electrocardiography
EMS
emergency medical services
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
LVEF
left ventricular ejection fraction
OHCA
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
PSAP
public safety answering point
SCD
sudden cardiac death
VF
ventricular fibrillation
VT
ventricular tachycardia
WCD
wearable cardioverter-defibrillator
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Dr. Nichol has received funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and from Zoll Medical Corp. as principal investigator for the Dynamic Automatic External Defibrillator Registry; and has consulted for Zoll Circulation Inc. Dr. Sayre has received travel reimbursement from Physio-Control Inc. Dr. Poole is a compensated consultant for Kestra Inc.; and has received honoraria and travel reimbursement from Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Abbott, and Medtronic; and has received honoraria, travel fees, and research funding from Boston Scientific. Dr. Guerra has reported that he has no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, served as Guest Editor for this paper.
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