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A biventricular pacemaker and ICD is a device that helps treat heart failure by coordinating the left and right ventricles and protecting against dangerous rhythms. Learn about the procedure, recovery, and life with this device from Saint Luke's Health System.
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7 kwi 1998 · These guidelines include expanded sections on selection of pacemakers and ICDs, optimization of technology, cost, and follow-up of implanted devices. The follow-up sections are relatively brief because in many instances the type and frequency of follow-up examinations are device specific.
If you're at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias, you may receive a combined biventricular pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). When the ICD detects a dangerously fast rhythm, it delivers a shock to stop it. This device protects you from complications such as cardiac arrest and sudden death.
21 maj 2024 · Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation is generally considered the first-line treatment option for the secondary prevention of SCD and for primary prevention in certain populations at high risk of SCD due to VT/VF.
15 sie 2023 · An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery-powered device placed in the chest. It detects and stops irregular heartbeats, also called arrhythmias. An ICD continuously checks the heartbeat. It delivers electric shocks, when needed, to restore a regular heart rhythm.
21 sty 2014 · The guideline recommendations for implanting ICDs in patients with hemodynamically significant ventricular tachycardia (VT) or survival from cardiac arrest were established nearly 2 decades ago after the results of the National Institutes of Health funded Amiodarone Versus Implantable Defibrillator study (AVID). 10 AVID was a large, multicenter ...
8 lip 2023 · This combination device uses a pacemaker and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). It may be recommended for people with heart failure who also have a risk of sudden cardiac death. It can find dangerous heart rhythms and correct them.
