Psychological, Emotional, Social and Cognitive Aspects of Implantable Cardiac Devices

1. Cognitive Functioning in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator/Pacemaker Recipients
Mauro Feola, Marzia Testa

2. Neuropsychological Functioning After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Surgery
Abdullah Alabdulgader

3. Psychosocial Concerns in Patients Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Ingela Thylén

4. Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life Between Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Pacemaker Recipients
Alena Kajanová, Martin Eisenberger, Zuzana Řimnáčová

5. Psychological Indices in Patients After Multiple Shocks with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) and Psychotherapy
Ludmila Peregrinova, Jochen Jordan

6. Sexual Function in Adults with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators/Pacemaker Recipients
Moshe Rav Acha, Tal Hasin

7. Critical Appraisal of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Complications and Management
Arjun D. Sharma

8.
Psychological Effects of Device Recalls and Advisories in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Bianca D’Antono, Teresa Kus, Audrey Charneux

9. ICD in Children and Youth
Abdullah Alabdulgader

10. Psycho-educational Support Interventions for Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Giada Pietrabissa, Francesco Borgia, Gian Mauro Manzoni, Riccardo Proietti, Luca Alessandro Gondoni, Mariella Montano, Ferruccio Nibbio, Anna Maria Titon, Gian Andrea Bertone, Gianluca Castelnuovo

11. eHealth and mHealth to Manage Distress in Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Gianluca Castelnuovo, Giada Pietrabissa, Gian Mauro Manzoni, Francesco Borgia, Gian Andrea Bertone, Mariella Montano, Ferruccio Nibbio, Anna Maria Titon, Luca Alessandro Gondoni, Riccardo Proietti

12. Quality of Life of Patients Over 80 Years Old with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Ahmed AlTurki, Riccardo Proietti, Francesco Borgia

13. Importance of Counselling ICD Patients: The Role of Cardiac Physiologists
Parisha Khan

14. The Patient’s Informal Caregiver
Mitzi M. Saunders

15. Ethical Aspects of Withdrawing Cardiac Device Therapy at End of Life
Vilma Torres, William R. Lewis

16. Natural Kinds, Similarity, and Individual Cases: Ontological Presuppositions and Ethical Implications
Paolo Valore

17. Patient ICD Support Groups
Wendy Churchouse

18. Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: The Road to Resilience
Serena Santagostino, Giada Pietrabissa, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Francesco Borgia

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Cardiology, Psychiatry