Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
January 29, 2009 by jody
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
For something that is a little smaller than an i Pod, the implantable cardioverter defibrillator carries quite a punch.
The implant has small wires running to the chambers of the heart. If there is any disruption like ventricular fibrillation the implant sends off a burst of electricity to force the heart into a normal rhythm.
Before the (ICD) an attack of ventricular fibrillation was often deadly.
The implant works on the same premise as the heart paddles that are used in most emergency rooms or trauma centers, to shock a patient back to life.
The invention of the (ICD) has given people with heart problems, a freedom that a few years ago was unheard of.
A young mother in Washington State, has a new lease on life due to her implant. She said, “That she rarely notices that the (ICD) is even there.”
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