title: An appropriate shock of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator in an outpatient setting.
abstract: The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) represents an alternative clinical approach to prevent sudden cardiac death as a bridge to therapy when making a final decision regarding the need for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), especially in patients who are in the so-called gray zone according to ICD guidelines. Although the WCD system was introduced in Japan in April 2014, data regarding its usage and experience are limited. We report the first case of appropriate shock therapy using the WCD in an outpatient setting in Japan. We describe the case of a 22-year-old-woman who received the first case of successful appropriate WCD shock therapy in an outpatient setting in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kishihara
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 School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Tazuru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Naruya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishizue
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Tamami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidehira
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Junya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ako
keywords: Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia; Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator