title: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator management: an update.
abstract: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is the cornerstone of primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. In 35 years of technologic improvement and clinical trials, there has been a continuous increase in implantation rate. Purpose of this review is to point out and discuss every aspect related to actual ICD management, investigating implantation procedure and predischarge care, office and remote monitoring follow-up, diagnostic evaluations, management of patients with suspected therapies or malfunctions, heart failure, surgery, radiotherapy and endoscopic procedures. Also, ICD backface such as infections and other complications will be discussed. Finally, we will focus on interesting future perspectives for this setting of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, S Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malagù
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, S Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, S Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Ottavia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, S Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trevisan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, S Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nardozza
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, S Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertini
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D055502:Secondary Prevention
keywords: ICD; arrhythmias; device; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; prevention; sudden cardiac death