- An
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or
automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a
device implantable inside the body, able...
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synchronizing function (either
manually operated or automatic)
allows the
cardioverter to
deliver a
reversion shock, by way of the pads, of a
selected amount...
- A
wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is a non-invasive,
external device for
patients at risk of
sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). It
allows physicians...
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Defibrillators can be external, transvenous, or
implanted (implantable
cardioverter-defibrillator),
depending on the type of
device used or needed. Some...
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certain types of
irregular heartbeat,
blood thinners or an
implantable cardioverter defibrillator may be recommended.
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)...
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higher risk of
sudden cardiac death may be
treated using an
implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). In
those without symptoms the risk of
death is much...
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Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or S-ICD, is an
implantable medical device for
detecting and
terminating ventricular tachycardia and...
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company also
became notable for
offering a
minimally invasive implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
which they call the
EMBLEM subcutaneous implantable...
- a 12-lead ECG.
Short QT
syndrome can be
treated using an
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or
medications including quinidine.
Short QT
syndrome was...
- Ventritex, a Sunnyvale, California-based
manufacturer of
implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for $352 million. At the time of its acquisition, Ventritex...
