Clinical Update

• Patient was prescribed a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD). Discharged four days later.
• Five days post-discharge, patient experienced an episode of VT at a rate of 204 bpm.
• WCD appropriately detected episode and started broadcasting alarms.Patient was conscious and used response buttons to delay treatment for some time.
• Patient eventually fell unconscious and WCD delivered a 150J biphasic treatment shock, which converted his VT to bradycardia at 46 bpm.
  
• Patient received implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).