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 devices ...

1B). Effect of Therapy History and Time Since Implant on Physician ICD Advisory Management. Physicians more frequently recommended device replacement for patients who had received an appropriate ...

EPS = Electrophysiology study; ICD = Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; LV = Left ventricular; RVOT = Right ventricular outflow tract; SCD = Sudden cardiac death; VF = Ventricular ...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD): A type of pacemaker that can deliver shocks if the heart rhythm becomes ...

New device receives Health Canada approval after LHSC team participates in global study to prove safety and efficacy ...

Camm AJ, Nisam S: European utilization of the implantable defibrillator: has 10 years changed the „enigma“? Europace 2010; 12: 1063–9. MEDLINE 4. Gadler F: Svenska ICD- och Pacemakerregistret.

A lithium-ion battery made from three droplets of hydrogel is the smallest soft battery of its kind – and it could be used in biocompatible and biodegradable implants ...

Defibrillators, known as ICDs ... this kind of technology is used in more medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing implants, patients' personal and sensitive data will face increasing ...