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Sexual concerns and educational needs after an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
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This descriptive study explored the experiences of patients and partners with return to sexual activity post-ICD implantation to further understand the experience of ICD discharge with sexual activity and to develop educational strategies.About:
This article is published in Heart & Lung.The article was published on 2005-09-01. It has received 78 citations till now.read more
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2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: The Task Force for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Endorsed by: Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC)
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed AMIOdarone versus implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD-DV) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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2015 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.
Silvia G. Priori,Carina Blomström-Lundqvist,Andrea Mazzanti,Nico A. Blom,Martin Borggrefe,John Camm,Perry M. Elliott,Donna Fitzsimons,Robert Hatala,Gerhard Hindricks,Paulus Kirchhof,Keld Kjeldsen,Karl Heinz Kuck,Antonio Hernández-Madrid,Nikolaos Nikolaou,Tone M. Norekvål,Christian Spaulding,Dirk J. van Veldhuisen +17 more
TL;DR: This poster presents a probabilistic procedure to determine the best method for selecting a single drug to treat atrial fibrillation-like symptoms in patients with a history of atrialfibrillation.
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2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: The Task Force for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)Endorsed by: Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC).
Silvia G. Priori,Carina Blomström-Lundqvist,Andrea Mazzanti,Nico A. Blom,Martin Borggrefe,John Camm,Perry M. Elliott,Donna Fitzsimons,Robert Hatala,Gerhard Hindricks,Paulus Kirchhof,Keld Kjeldsen,Karl-Heinz Kuck,Antonio Hernández-Madrid,Nikolaos Nikolaou,Tone M. Norekvål,Christian Spaulding,Dirk J. van Veldhuisen +17 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed AMIOdarone versus implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD-DV) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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Sexual Activity and Cardiovascular Disease A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Glenn N. Levine,Elaine E. Steinke,Faisal G. Bakaeen,Biykem Bozkurt,Melvin D. Cheitlin,Jamie B. Conti,Elyse Foster,Tiny Jaarsma,Robert A. Kloner,Richard A. Lange,Stacy Tessler Lindau,Barry J. Maron,Debra K. Moser,E. Magnus Ohman,Allen D. Seftel,William J. Stewart +15 more
TL;DR: This American Heart Association Scientific Statement is to synthesize and summarize data relevant to sexual activity and heart disease in order to provide recommendations and foster physician and other healthcare professional communication with patients about sexual activity.
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Sexual counselling of cardiac patients:: Nurses perception of practice, responsibility and confidence
Tiny Jaarsma,Anna Strömberg,Bengt Fridlund,S. De Geest,J Mårtensson,Philip Moons,Tone M. Norekvål,Karen Smith,Elaine E. Steinke,David R. Thompson +9 more
TL;DR: Although cardiac nurses feel responsible and not anxious discussing patients' sexual concerns, these issues are not often discussed in daily practice and nurses might need more knowledge and specific practical training in providing information on sexual concerns and sexual counselling to cardiac patients.
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ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices: Summary Article
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