Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery-powered electrical impulse generator that is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. The device is programmed to detect cardiac arrhythmia and correct it by delivering a jolt of electricity. In current variants, the ability to revert ventricular fibrillation has been extended to include both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. There also exists the ability to perform biventricular pacing in patients with congestive heart failure or bradycardia.
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| Information on ICDs Information on ICDs www.aral.org.uk/html/icds.html - Web |
| East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU, Cardiac Psyc... East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU, Cardiac Psychology Lab, Focus on ICD www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/psyc/cardiacpsychology - Web |
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| Samuel F. Sears, Jr., Ph.D., East Carolina Univers... Samuel F. Sears, Jr., Ph.D., East Carolina University, Cardiac Psychology, ICD QoL Specialist www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/psyc/searss - Web |
| Video, Coping with an ICD Video, Coping with an ICD www.brighamandwomens.org/.../SuccessfulLivingICD.aspx - Web |
