An automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD or AICD) is a permanent device in which a lead (wire) inserts into the right ventricle and monitors the heart rhythm. It is implanted ...

Shah JS and Maisel WH (2006) Recalls and safety alerts affecting automated external ... were similar to those seen with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Both the number of AED advisories ...

Implantable ... automatic instant feedback, and that they still need to be interrogated. Several companies started designing implantable diagnostic devices for syncope and general cardiac ...

We report the case of a 51-year-old female who underwent placement of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) and a biventricular pacemaker and who immediately postoperatively experienced ...

There are two common implantable devices for the heart: artificial pacemakers and defibrillators. Artificial pacemakers keep blood and oxygen flowing during times of stress. Defibrillators are ...

If not treated within about 10 minutes, cardiac arrest almost inevitably leads to death. Simple versions of those devices—called automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs—are now common in ...

This is frequently accomplished using an automated ... infarction. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are recommended in certain situations to abort sudden cardiac death from ...