Increased Incidence of Tachyarrhythmias and Heart Failure Hospitalization in Patients With Implanted Cardiac Devices After the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster
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- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by Japanese Circulation Society in Circulation Journal
- Vol. 76 (5), 1283-1285
- https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.cj-12-0261
Abstract
Background: After the East Japan Earthquake disaster there may have been a deterioration of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Methods and Results: We examined the data from 189 consecutive patients implanted with cardiovascular devices for the 6-month period before and after the Earthquake. In 170 patients with defibrillators, the number who experienced tachyarrhythmias increased significantly after the Earthquake (28±5 vs. 34±3 patients/month, PConclusions: The East Japan Earthquake disaster unfavorably affected patients implanted with defibrillators or biventricular pacemakers. (Circ J 2012; 76: 1283-1285)Keywords
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