Abstract Purpose of Review Heart failure has substantial effects on health-related quality of
life. Maintaining or improving quality of life is an important goal of heart failure therapy, and …

Advances in soft materials, miniaturized electronics, sensors, stimulators, radios, and battery-
free power supplies are resulting in a new generation of fully implantable organ interfaces …

Background Questionnaires are commonly used tools in telemedicine services that can help
to evaluate different aspects. Selecting the ideal questionnaire for this purpose may be …

Significant mortality benefits have been documented in recipients of implantable
cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs); however, the psychosocial distress created by the …

The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has rev-olutionized the care of patients at
risk for life-threatening arrhythmias. Large-scale clinical trials established mortality benefits …

Background: Psychological distress is both a precipitant and a consequence of ICD shock.
Therefore, the assessment of patient anxiety and concerns related to receiving an ICD shock …

Background The Defibrillators in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Treatment Evaluation study
demonstrated that implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) significantly reduce the risk …

Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients potentially face significant
psychological distress because of their risk for life‐threatening arrhythmias and the …

Background: Psychological responses have been reported for some patients after the
insertion of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This study tested the effects of a …

Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) can accurately determine infarct
size. Prior studies using indirect methods and CMR to assess infarct size have shown that …