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Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators

Medical Clinics of North America, 2001
The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) represents an important development in the effort to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death (almost 400,000 yearly in the United States). Early generation ICDs, which required epicardial lead systems and abdominal placement of the pulse generator, have been replaced by transvenous leads and ...
R W, Peters, M R, Gold
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IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1998
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators have proven to be an effective therapy for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Given the ever-increasing number of patients who have these devices, increasing numbers of patients are likely to present to emergency departments with defibrillator-related problems. This article discusses normal device function,
C P, Shah, R K, Thakur, B, Xie, V K, Hoon   +3 more
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The automatic implantable defibrillator

American Heart Journal, 1980
The automatic implantable defibrillator is an electronic device programmed to monitor the cardiac rhythm continuously, to recognize ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachyarrhythmias characterized by sinusoidal waveform, and to deliver corrective difibrillatory discharges when indicated.
M, Mirowski, M M, Mower, P R, Reid
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Implantable Atrioventricular Defibrillators

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review, 2001
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Lau, CP, Tse, HF
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Implantable Atrial Defibrillators

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 1995
Implantable Atrial Defibrillators. Due to the limited efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation, several nonpharmacologic therapeutic options have evolved. One of these is an implantable atrial defibrillator. Recent studies have shown that internal atrial defibrillation is feasible with relatively low energies.
R E, Hillsley, J M, Wharton
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Implantable Atrial Defibrillators

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review, 1998
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Tse, HF, Lau, CP
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Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators

New England Journal of Medicine, 2003
Most people do not survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and those who do may have substantial long-term cognitive and motor impairment. ICDs may avert such events. This review discusses the mechanisms of ICDs, clinical studies of their effectiveness, and management issues.
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The values of defibrillation testing at implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation

Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2012
Since its advent, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) intra-operative defibrillation testing (DFT) has been a standard practice to confirm its optimal configuration. However, due to advances in device and lead technology, which now facilitate successful device implantation, and due to growing number of ICD primary prevention patients, the need
Maurizio, Gasparini, Paola, Galimberti, Carlo, Ceriotti   +2 more
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Completely Implanted Defibrillator

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1970
To the Editor.— In reference to your recent editorial comment entitled "Automatic Detection and Defibrillation of Lethal Arrhythmias—A New Concept" 1 , readers might be interested in a recent paper by our group 2 which, in a sense, supplements the paper by Mirowski and colleagues.
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Implantation of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 1988
Since February 1980 the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator has been implanted in over 1,500 patients. Sudden death rates have been reduced to 2%-4% annually. This report reviews the implantation techniques, their indications, and our clinical experience in 200 patients.
L, Watkins, T, Guarnieri, L S, Griffith, J H, Levine, E P, Veltri, J M, Juanteguy, M, Mower, M, Mirowski   +7 more
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