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Sudden cardiac death risk management: are you screening and protecting your post-acute myocardial infarction patients?

Chairpersons: M. HAUDE, H. NEF

Objectives:

To understand the risk of sudden cardiac death after acute myocardial infarction
To discuss how to protect the post-myocardial infarction patient from sudden cardiac death with the Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
To learn more about the actual Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator data and screening tools

Lectures

Session objectives

H. Nef

Clinical case scenario part I: evaluation and treatment of the myocardial infarction patient

G. Nickenig

Clinical updates - sudden cardiac death risk assessment and the guidelines

J. Monségu

Screening protocols and the Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator: a systematic way to protect myocardial infarction patients from sudden cardiac death

P.A.M. Sinha

Clinical case scenario part II: using the Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator to protect the post-myocardial infarction patient

G. Nickenig