2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
The 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias (VA) and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD), seeks to provide contemporary recommendations for the management of adults who have VA or who are at risk for SCD, including diseases and syndromes associated with a risk of SCD from VA. This guideline includes indications for implantable-cardioverter defibrillators for the treatment of VA and prevention of SCD, but it does not delve into details on individual device selection and programming, including considerations relevant to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), bradycardia pacing, and hemodynamic monitoring, which have been covered elsewhere. This document is aimed at the adult population (≥18 years of age), offering no specific recommendations for pediatric patients, even though some pediatric data were examined.
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