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Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

American Journal of Therapeutics, 2010
The automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) is the most effective treatment for patients with life-threatening ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association class I, IIa, and III indications for an AICD are discussed.
Jose L. Baez-Escudero, Miguel Valderrábano   +1 more
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Implantable Cardioverter- Defibrillators

Scottish Medical Journal, 1996
The electrical design challenges for implantable defibrillators are discussed based on the following criteria: device evolution, system architecture, therapy delivery, mid heart activity sensing circuits. The discussion includes the incidence of sudden cardiac death and the clinical requirements of device hardware.
G A, Ng, A P, Rae, A C, Rankin, S M, Cobbe   +3 more
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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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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator:

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 1993
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. The Ventritex® Cadence® Model V‐100 Tiered Therapy Defibrillator is a third generation antitachyarrhythmia device currently completing clinical trials in the United States. The implantable pulse generator is capable of high energy detibrillation, low energy cardioversion, as well as antitachycardia and ...
E S, Fain, R A, Winkle
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The implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Hospital Medicine, 2002
The implantable cardioverter defibrillator is the optimal treatment for both primary and secondary prevention in patients with previous aborted sudden death and with life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. This article will review the indications and the evidence supporting implantable cardioverter defibrillator use.
C A, Rinaldi, J S, Gill
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The implantable cardioverter defibrillator

The Lancet, 2001
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have evolved from the treatment of last resort to the gold standard therapy for patients at high risk for ventricular tachyarrhythmias. High-risk patients include those who have survived life-threatening arrhythmias, and individuals with cardiac diseases who are at risk for such arrhythmias, but are ...
M, Glikson, P A, Friedman
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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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Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1994
The AICD represents a major technologic advance for patients with life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in whom drug or surgical therapy is unsuccessful. A significant reduction in mortality in these patients is seen with AICD use. As the device becomes more widely available and more centers in the country become adept in its implantation and ...
D W, Munter, W A, DeLacey
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Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillators

Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 1999
▪ Abstract  Ventricular fibrillation, a loss of synchronus electrical activity in the heart which leads to hemodynamic collapse, is a leading cause of death. Because of the devastating personal and societal effects of this phenomenon, the automatic cardioverter-defibrillator has been developed for automatic detection and termination of the arrhythmia ...
W M, Smith, R E, Ideker
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator advances

Current Opinion in Cardiology, 1996
Significant advances in the basic science of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy have led to improvements in defibrillation waveforms and in capacitor technology. Nonthoracotomy devices with biphasic waveforms can be implanted with a near 100% success rate.
R D, Lerman, D S, Cannom
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