title: [Sudden cardiac death, ICD and resynchronization therapy].
abstract: The guidelines for the implantation of cardioverter defibrillators recommend the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death based on the results of MADIT II, Companion and SCD-HeFT. The main risk factors for ventricular arrhythmias are previous myocardial infarction, depressed left ventricular function, and chronic heart failure. The presented case reports demonstrate the indication for a defibrillator or biventricular defibrillator as a basis of clinical pathways.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Kardiologie, Asklepios Klink St. Georg, Lohmühlenstrasse 5, 20099, Hamburg, Deutschland. DocSchaumann@web.de
authors.forename: Anselm
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaumann
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tack
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kuck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000592:standards*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome