title: Safety of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients implanted with cardioverter defibrillators.
abstract: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is one of the few exercise modes that have been confirmed to be effective for advanced heart failure patients. Previous clinical trials that verified the effects of NMES excluded patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). We investigated whether NMES to leg muscles could be applied in heart failure patients implanted with ICDs. As a result, we found that NMES could be conducted without any instances of electromagnetic interference. NMES to leg muscles could be applied safely to ICD patients if the aforementioned common stimulation methods were used with sufficient monitoring during NMES.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan. Electronic address: k-kamiya@kitasato-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niwano
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miida
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamazaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsuzawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nozaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Junya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ako
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D000075202:Contraindications; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation