Cardiac arrests at the Cenotaph
MWH Behan, MJ Fenton, B Clapp and M Cooklin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.6-6-612
Clin Med November 2006 MWH Behan
Cardiothoracic Department, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London
DM MRCPRoles: Specialist Registrar in Cardiology
MJ Fenton
Cardiothoracic Department, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London
PhD MRCPRoles: Specialist Registrar in Cardiology
B Clapp
Cardiothoracic Department, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London
PhD MRCPRoles: Consultant Cardiologist
M Cooklin
Cardiothoracic Department, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London
MD FRCPRoles: Consultant Cardiac Eletrophysiologist
Abstract
This report describes the case histories of three veterans who suffered cardiac arrests at the 2005 Cenotaph Remembrance Parade. All three were successfully resuscitated and admitted to the St Thomas’ Hospital Coronary Care Unit. They had internal cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) inserted and remain well. All three plan to attend Remembrance ceremonies this year. We review the evidence between emotional stress and arrhythmias and the updated National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for ICDs.
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Cardiac arrests at the Cenotaph
MWH Behan, MJ Fenton, B Clapp, M Cooklin
Clinical Medicine Nov 2006, 6 (6) 612-613; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-6-612
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