Karen Hogg, Consultant Cardiologist at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Glasgow, regularly inserts pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy ...

It looks similar to a pacemaker and is a little bigger than a matchbox ... This short illustrated leaflet explains how an ICD - or implantable cardioverter defibrillator works and answers some common ...

More than half the respondents implanted at least 50 pacemakers per year and 45% implanted at least 50 ICDs per year. Similarly, more than 80% of physicians followed at least 100 pacemaker ...

This study was designed to determine how physicians manage pacemaker (PM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recalls and safety alerts (collectively "advisories") and to determine ...

CrossRef MEDLINE PubMed Central 13. Zellner RA, Aulisio MP, Lewis WR: Should implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and permanent pacemakers in patients with terminal illness be deactivated?

But a pacemaker constantly works to maintain a normal heart ... Then if there is any irregular heart rhythm or an abnormal heart rate, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) delivers a shock ...

A doctor places the pacemaker inside the body (implantation). A defibrillator (implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD) is similar to a pacemaker. It sends electrical shocks to the heart if the ...