These observations have repositioned the ICD as primarily an ATP device with defibrillation backup only as needed. Tachycardias that require reentry to persist, are susceptible to termination with ...

An ICD is a small device which can treat people with dangerously abnormal heart rhythms. It sends electrical pulses to regulate abnormal heart rhythms, especially those that could be dangerous and ...

In this regard, attention should be paid to the ICD programming parameters suggested by clinical studies and trials. Telemetry issues regarding one or both of the devices may also arise.

ICDs can treat some life-threatening heart rhythms. BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Philippa Hobson talks to two experts about these devices. What does an ICD do? An implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a surgically implanted electronic device that detects and treats rapid heart rhythms coming from the ventricles (bottom chamber of the heart). These ...

An actor and comedian says her life-threatening heart condition was only discovered after she felt breathless and ill while ...

Two cases are reported (both men, one 72 and one 54 years old) of inappropriate shocks delivered by an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) device, which oversensed the myopotentials induced by ...

According to the American Heart Association, S-ICD devices have fewer complications than transvenous devices and are just as successful. Based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Boston Scientific was ...

An ICD is a small device which regulates abnormal heart rhythms by sending electrical pulses, according to the British Heart Foundation. Denmark player Christian Eriksen had one fitted after he ...

The investigators of the landmark MADIT-CRT trial 1 have reported that cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in combination with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is associated ...

Conclusions: Elevation of troponin T after ICD discharge, even when it occurs after device testing, is a risk factor for mortality that is independent of other common clinical factors that predict ...