Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mikhael F. El-Chami, Caroline M. Jacobsen, Robert Griffiths, Linda K. Hansen, Nick Wold, Stacey L. Amorosi, Timothy M. Stivland, Bradley P. Knight, Raul Weiss, George E. Mark, Mauro Biffi, Vincent Probst, Pier D. Lambiase, Marc A. Miller, Larry M. Baddour
Summary: The infection rate in de novo transvenous (TV) ICD implants in a Medicare population was 1.9%, with significant predictors of infection including age <70 years, renal disease with dialysis, and complicated diabetes mellitus.
Article
Psychiatry
Christina M. Andersen, Jens Brock Johansen, Sonja Wehberg, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Sam Riahi, Jens Haarbo, Berit T. Philbert, Susanne S. Pedersen, DEFIB WOMEN Investigators
Summary: The study found that female patients scored higher on ICD concerns compared to male patients, but both sexes experienced a decrease in ICD concerns in the first 6 months post-implantation. ICD shocks, anxiety, depression, and baseline ICD concerns were predictors of patient's ICD concerns at the 24-month follow-up.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Benedict M. Wiles, Paul R. Roberts, Venugopal Allavatam, Amit Acharyya, Naresh Vemishetty, Mohamed ElRefai, David G. Wilson, Koushik Maharatna, Hanjie Chen, John M. Morgan
Summary: Mathematical vector rotation can generate a personalized vector that significantly increases the R:T ratio and device eligibility in ineligible S-ICD patients. Vector rotation does not affect ventricular fibrillation detection efficacy, time to VF detection, and tachycardia discrimination.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Grzegorz Slawinski, Maciej Kempa, Andrzej Przybylski
Summary: The importance of CIEDs in treating cardiac rhythm disturbances, heart failure, and preventing sudden cardiac death is undeniable. However, CIED therapy is associated with complications, particularly infections, which have a significant impact on prognosis. This review summarizes current knowledge on diagnosing and managing CIED infections and also discusses alternative methods like subcutaneous defibrillators, leadless pacemakers, and wearable cardioverter defibrillators.
REVIEWS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marit van Barreveld, Tom E. Verstraelen, Pascal F. H. M. van Dessel, Lucas V. A. Boersma, Peter Paul H. M. Delnoy, Anton E. Tuinenburg, Dominic A. M. J. Theuns, Pepijn H. van der Voort, Geert-Jan Kimman, Erik Buskens, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, Arthur A. M. Wilde, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf
Summary: This study in a Dutch cohort of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patients found that 13.6% experienced complications, with 7.8% being major complications. Lead-related issues and infections were the most common. Stricter implant indication criteria could potentially reduce complications.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Amita Singh, Wensu Chen, Hena N. Patel, Nazia Alvi, Keigo Kawaji, Stephanie A. Besser, Roderick Tung, Jiangang Zou, Roberto M. Lang, Victor Mor-Avi, Amit R. Patel
Summary: This study assessed the effects of wideband LGE imaging on device-related artifacts in different non-MR conditional ICD subtypes. The results showed that WB LGE imaging significantly reduced DRA burden in patients with TV-ICD, but had less impact on CRT-D and S-ICD patients. Despite greater residual artifacts in S-ICD patients with WB LGE imaging, the area of artifacts was smaller and had different characteristics compared to standard LGE imaging. Further developments are needed to better resolve S-ICD artifacts.
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Fozia Z. Ahmed, Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist, Heather Bloom, Christopher Cooper, Christopher Ellis, Andreas Goette, Arnold J. Greenspon, Charles J. Love, Jens Brock Johansen, Francois Philippon, Khaldoun G. Tarakji, Reece Holbrook, Lou Sherfesee, Ying Xia, Swathi Seshadri, Daniel R. Lexcen, Andrew D. Krahn
Summary: The PADIT infection risk score, developed from a large dataset, identified five independent predictors of CIED infection. A validation study using U.S. healthcare claims data confirmed the predictive value of the risk score, especially when combined with prior CIED infection history, in identifying high-risk patients for targeted interventions to reduce CIED infection risk.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Maarten Z. H. Kolk, Sanjiv M. Narayan, Paul Clopton, Arthur A. M. Wilde, Reinoud E. Knops, Fleur V. Y. Tjong
Summary: Remote monitoring for ICDs can detect disease progression and device dysfunction early. This study found that in a real-world population, remote monitoring was associated with a reduction in all-cause and cardiac mortality compared to traditional office visits.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Olimpia Karczewska, Agnieszka Mlynarska
Summary: The study found that age and gender of patients were significantly correlated with the occurrence and intensity of concerns after cardioverter defibrillator implantation. Patients with devices implanted for secondary prevention also experienced higher levels of concern. Additionally, age, insomnia, anxiety, and negative emotions were important predictors of the number of concerns related to the implanted device.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Johanna B. Tonko, Christopher A. Rinaldi
Summary: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have revolutionized the treatment of cardiac diseases. However, there is a need for alternative ICD configurations due to expanding patient groups and increasing complications associated with traditional devices.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Thomas F. Deering, John N. Catanzaro, David A. Woodard
Summary: This study found that the use of antibiotics, especially gentamicin, in biologic envelope hydration solution may reduce infection risk in CIED procedures. Additionally, utilizing antibacterial envelopes without adjunct IV ABX may not be sufficient to reduce infection rates.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Susanne S. Pedersen, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Sonja Wehberg, Ole Dan Jorgensen, Sam Riahi, Jens Haarbo, Berit T. Philbert, Mogens Lytken Larsen, Jens Brock Johansen
Summary: The study found that during 24 months of follow-up, 14.5% of ICD patients developed new onset anxiety and 11.3% developed new onset depression. Age and HADS scores were associated with the risk of developing anxiety and depression.
GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Susanne S. Pedersen, Sonja Wehberg, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Sam Riahi, Charlotte Larroude, Berit T. Philbert, Jens Brock Johansen
Summary: The objective of this study was to identify the risk of distress in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients and associated risk factors. The results showed that patients with low distress scores had a low likelihood of increased distress during the 24-month follow-up, while those with increased levels were likely to maintain increased levels. Factors such as higher education, higher age, female sex, and good physical functioning at baseline were associated with less distress at follow-up. Previous psychological problems, smoking, Type D personality, NYHA class III-IV, and shocks during follow-up were associated with distress. Overall, patients' psychological health improved, but those with increased baseline scores were more likely to have increased distress at follow-up.
GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Simone Gulletta, Giulio Falasconi, Lorenzo Cianfanelli, Alice Centola, Gabriele Paglino, Manuela Cireddu, Andrea Radinovic, Giuseppe D'Angelo, Alessandra Marzi, Simone Sala, Nicolai Fierro, Caterina Bisceglia, Giovanni Peretto, Nadia Di Muzio, Paolo Della Bella, Pasquale Vergara, Italo Dell'Oca
Summary: This study reports the ten-year real-world experience of a tertiary multidisciplinary teaching hospital in managing patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) undergoing radiotherapy (RT). The results show infrequent changes in device parameters and occurrence of arrhythmias, with no clinically significant adverse events.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Filippos-Paschalis Rorris, Christos Charitos
Summary: There is conflicting data on the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients. Major guidelines disagree on routine implantation of permanent defibrillators in LVAD recipients, with alternative strategies such as subcutaneous ICDs having disappointing eligibility rates. Wearable cardioverter defibrillators may serve as a bridge to decision for the implantation of a permanent defibrillator in LVAD recipients.
HEART FAILURE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marie Kruse, Mauro Laudicella, Kim Rose Olsen, Ann Dorthe O. Zwisler, Charlotte Helmark, Susanne S. Pedersen
Summary: Screening for anxiety and depression (AD) in patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD) had an impact on the likelihood of receiving AD treatment. Patients with low income, low education, and high comorbidity burden had lower rates of being screened. Screened patients had a lower conditional probability of receiving AD treatment than non-screened patients.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sasja Maria Pedersen, Marie Kruse, Ann Dorthe O. Zwisler, Charlotte Helmark, Susanne S. Pedersen, Kim Rose Olsen
Summary: This study assessed the impact of cardiac rehabilitation on the probability of returning to work after ischaemic heart disease. The findings indicate that patients who participated in cardiac rehabilitation were less likely to return to work after 3 months, but had a higher probability of returning to work after 9 and 12 months.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Roberto F. E. Pedretti, Dominique Hansen, Marco Ambrosetti, Maria Back, Thomas Berger, Mariana Cordeiro Ferreira, Veronique Cornelissen, Constantinos H. Davos, Wolfram Doehner, Carmen de Pablo Y. Zarzosa, Ines Frederix, Andrea Greco, Donata Kurpas, Matthias Michal, Elena Osto, Susanne Pedersen, Rita Esmeralda Salvador, Maria Simonenko, Patrizia Steca, David R. Thompson, Matthias Wilhelm, Ana Abreu
Summary: Optimal patient adherence to treatment is crucial for successful secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, unsatisfactory adherence rates have been consistently observed for CVD risk factors and treatment. This consensus document provides a modern reappraisal of adherence to optimal treatment and offers simple, practical, and feasible suggestions to achieve this goal in the clinical setting, focusing on evidence-based concepts.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
David R. Thompson, Susanne S. Pedersen
Article
Psychiatry
Christina M. Andersen, Jens Brock Johansen, Sonja Wehberg, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Sam Riahi, Jens Haarbo, Berit T. Philbert, Susanne S. Pedersen, DEFIB WOMEN Investigators
Summary: The study found that female patients scored higher on ICD concerns compared to male patients, but both sexes experienced a decrease in ICD concerns in the first 6 months post-implantation. ICD shocks, anxiety, depression, and baseline ICD concerns were predictors of patient's ICD concerns at the 24-month follow-up.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Julie Christiansen, Susanne S. Pedersen, Christina Maar Andersen, Pamela Qualter, Rikke Lund, Mathias Lasgaard
Summary: This prospective cohort study examined the longitudinal association between loneliness/social isolation and healthcare utilization (HCU). The results showed that loneliness was significantly associated with an increase in general practice contacts, emergency treatments, emergency admissions, and hospital admission days. Social isolation, on the other hand, had no significant association with HCU except for a minor decrease in planned outpatient treatments. Overall, the effects of loneliness and social isolation on HCU were small.
Article
Psychiatry
Anne-Lotte C. J. van der Lingen, Mischa T. Rijnierse, Astrid M. Hooghiemstra, Saskia Elshout, Vokko P. van Halm, Neeltje M. Batelaan, Albert C. van Rossum, Susanne S. Pedersen, Anna E. Leeuwis, Cornelis P. Allaart
Summary: This study examines the correlation between cardiac status and depression and anxiety in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The results indicate that a considerable number of patients with ICD experience symptoms of depression and anxiety at the time of ICD implantation. The severity of depression and anxiety is associated with cardiac status, suggesting a potential biological link between psychological distress and cardiac disease in these patients.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nina Fons Johnsen, Sidsel Normann Jensen, Karl Bang Christensen, Susanne S. Pedersen, Charlotte Helmark, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler, Gunnar H. Gislason
Summary: This study demonstrates that the combination of WHO-5, ASS-2, and MDI-2 can be used as an alternative to the HADS questionnaire in screening anxiety and depression in cardiac patients. Crosswalks (translation tables) were generated to facilitate clinical practice.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
S. S. Pedersen, S. J. Skovbakke, O. Skov, P. Carlbring, M. M. Burg, M. Habibovic, R. Ahm
Summary: This review examines the effectiveness of internet-based psychological interventions for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and comorbid anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression act as barriers to treatment adherence and are associated with negative patient-reported and clinical outcomes, as well as higher healthcare costs. Recent findings suggest that internet-based interventions, with therapist assistance, targeting anxiety and depression can be equally effective as face-to-face therapy and offer advantages such as convenience and integration into patients' lives.
CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Christine Zelenak, Jonas Nagel, Kristina Bersch, Lisa Derendorf, Frank Doyle, Tim Friede, Birgit Herbeck Belnap, Sebastian Kohlmann, Soren T. Skou, Carlos A. Velasco, Christian Albus, Thomas Asendorf, Christian Axel Bang, Margarita Beresnevaite, Niels Eske Bruun, Matthew M. Burg, Sussi Friis Buhl, Peter H. Gaede, Dagmar Luehmann, Anna Markser, Klaudia Vivien Nagy, Chiara Rafanelli, Sanne Rasmussen, Jens Sondergaard, Jan Sorensen, Adrienne Stauder, Stephanie Stock, Stefano Urbinati, Diego Della Riva, Rolf Wachter, Florian Walker, Susanne S. Pedersen, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen
Summary: This article presents a comprehensive study to evaluate the impact of an integrated care model based on a collaborative approach and information and communication technologies on health-related quality of life and disease outcomes in elderly patients with multiple morbidities. If proven effective, this integrated care model can be implemented in routine care for older patients with multiple morbidities across participating countries and beyond.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mads Brix Kronborg, Maria Hee Jung Park Frausing, Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, Jens Brock Johansen, Sam Riahi, Jens Haarbo, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen, Hans Eiskjaer, Lars Kober, Kristian Ovrehus, Anders Munck Sommer, Morten Schou, Bjarne Linde Norgaard, Niels Risum, Mikael Kjaer Poulsen, Peter Sogaard, Niels Sandgaard, Klaus F. Kofoed, Thomas Fritz Hansen, Claus Graff, Susanne S. Pedersen, Regitze Gyldenholm Skals, Jens Cosedis Nielsen
Summary: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves symptoms, quality of life, and survival in patients with heart failure. However, a substantial portion of patients do not benefit from CRT. This study aims to investigate whether targeted positioning of the left ventricular (LV) lead towards the latest electrically activated area is more effective than standard placement. The primary endpoint is a composite of death and nonplanned HF hospitalization.
AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Josefin Sarnholm, Helga Skuladottir, Christian Ruck, Erland Axelsson, Marianne Bonnert, Maria Bragesjo, Ashwin Venkateshvaran, Eva olafsdottir, Susanne S. Pedersen, Brjann Ljotsson, Frieder Braunschweig
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of online cognitive behavior therapy (AF-CBT) on the quality of life (QoL) in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). The results showed that AF-CBT significantly improved AF-specific QoL and reduced healthcare consumption. These findings suggest that online CBT may be an important addition to AF management.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Charlotte Helmark, Alex Harrison, Susanne S. Pedersen, Patrick Doherty
Summary: This study found that the screening rate for anxiety and depression in cardiac rehabilitation significantly decreased during COVID-19, which also led to a decrease in the prevalence of anxiety and depression. Female patients, those who lived alone, non-white ethnicity, living in deprived areas, current smokers, and physically inactive patients were less likely to be screened, while patients who underwent revascularization, had objective physical fitness tests, and attended certified CR centers were more likely to be screened.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Britt Borregaard, Sofie Moesgaard Bruvik, Jordi Dahl, Ola Ekholm, Ditte Bekker-Jensen, Kirstine Laerum Sibilitz, Ann Dorthe Zwisler, Sandra B. Lauck, Susanne S. Pedersen, Tone Norekva, Lars P. Schodt Riber, Jacob Eifer Moller
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the KCCQ-12 among patients with severe AS before and after SAVR. The results showed that the questionnaire has acceptable construct validity but the structural validity needs improvement. Overall, the reliability of the KCCQ-12 is good.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Petra Engelmann, Natasja Eilerskov, Trine Thilsing, Francesco Bernardini, Sanne Rasmussen, Bernd Loewe, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Sara Gostoli, Frida Andreasson, Chiara Rafanelli, Susanne S. Pedersen, Tiny Jaarsma, Sebastian Kohlmann
Summary: This study investigates the care-related needs and preferences of patients and carers in the development of a blended collaborative care (BCC) intervention for multimorbid heart failure patients. Qualitative interviews were conducted with patients and carers in Germany, Italy, and Denmark, and personas were created based on the interview data. The results suggest that BCC interventions should be tailored to individual patients and carers based on their specific needs and preferences.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
