Wearable cardioverter defibrillator prevented sudden cardiac death in a pediatric case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in Japan.

ABSTRACT: As an alternative to implantable cardioverter defibrillators, the wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD; LifeVest®, Asahi KASEI Zoll Medical Co., Tokyo, Japan) is the only noninvasive cardioverter defibrillator available that can be worn directly on the skin. The first consensus statement on WCD use in Japan was published in 2014, and, similar to guidelines in other countries, its recommendations focus on adult patients. Pediatric cases involving WCD remain limited, and appropriate indications for its use in children are yet to be established. Here, we report the first pediatric case in Japan where WCD monitored a patient and delivered an appropriate shock to terminate a life-threatening ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation episode. During this time, the patient was reco

SUBMITTER: Saito K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12539288 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature