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Defibrillator is a 16’41” musical work for solo performer, laptop computer and electric guitar. The electric guitar is processed in real-time by digital signal processing network in software, with gestural control provided by a foot-operated pedal board.
Knowles, Julian D.
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Depressive disorders in a group of patients after implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator [PDF]
Introduction: Implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator, used for primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac arrest, can lead to depres-sive disorders among some patients, which often results in a worse course of the underlying disease and ...
Agata Reczek +5 more
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Fear of exercise and health-related quality of life in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator [PDF]
Several studies have reported improved survival rates thanks to the use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in the treatment of patients with life-threatening arrhythmia.
Coster, Jenifer +11 more
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Evidence regarding clinical use of microvolt T-wave alternans [Accuracy of microvolt T-wave alternans testing] [PDF]
Background: Microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) testing in many studies has proven to be a highly accurate predictor of ventricular tachyarrhythmic events (VTEs) in patients with risk factors for sudden cardiac death (SCD) but without a prior history of ...
Hohnloser, Stefan H. +2 more
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Risk Stratification in Post-MI Patients Based on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Heart-Rate Turbulence [PDF]
Objectives: Development of risk stratification criteria for predicting mortality in post-infarction patients taking into account LVEF and heart-rate turbulence (HRT).
Rolnitzky, Linda +7 more
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Five Dead Acts Five Dead Cats: performed at the Defibrillator Gallery Chicago
Each day for five days, Hind and Winter will develop a new act of performance building towards a culminating work on Saturday 17th October. This series of action based tasks explore the concept Gary Winters and Claire Hind: Five Dead Acts Five Dead Cats ...
Hind, Claire, Winters, Gary
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy has potentially lethal complications and can be caused by a media‐induced diffuse atmosphere of life threatening and panic in preconditioned patients.
Dirk Habedank +5 more
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Clinical Impact of Digitalis Therapy in a Large Multicenter Cohort of CRT-Recipients
(1) Introduction: Digitalis use in patients with severe heart failure is controversial. We assessed the effects of digitalis therapy on mortality in a large, observational study in recipients of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
Julia W. Erath +7 more
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Cardiac implantable devices during exercise: Normal function and troubleshooting
Normal function and the most common problems that occur during pacemaker operation while performing physical exercise, are discussed. Physically active individuals with an implantable cardiac device, should be evaluated during exercise, because some ...
Oswaldo J. Gutiérrez
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BACKGROUND: Many patients in the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT) had a significant improvement (> 10%) in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during the course of the study, but the factors and outcomes associated with ...
Dylan S. Eiger +11 more
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