Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement

Known as: IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Procedure 
A surgical procedure in which a small, battery-powered device is placed in the chest wall to detect arrhythmias and correct them by delivering a jolt… (More)
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2012
2012
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis.
UNLABELLED ICD Shocks in Cardiac Sarcoidosis. BACKGROUND An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is indicated for some… (More)
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2011
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2011
Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by QRS Morphology in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT).
BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine whether QRS morphology identifies patients who benefit from cardiac resynchronization… (More)
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2010
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2010
Catheter ablation of stable ventricular tachycardia before defibrillator implantation in patients with coronary heart disease (VTACH): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND In patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and a history of myocardial infarction, intervention with an implantable… (More)
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2006
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2006
Comparison of beta-blockers, amiodarone plus beta-blockers, or sotalol for prevention of shocks from implantable cardioverter defibrillators: the OPTIC Study: a randomized trial.
CONTEXT Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy is effective but is associated with high-voltage shocks that are… (More)
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2004
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2004
Implications of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in congenital heart disease and pediatrics.
INTRODUCTION The incidence of appropriate and inappropriate discharges, indicators of system failure, and clinical implications… (More)
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2004
2004
Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement in a sporadic desmin related myopathy and cardiomyopathy.
Desminopathy is a neuromuscular disorder associated with the accumulation of the protein desmin. This article reports a case of a… (More)
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2003
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2003
Combined cardiac resynchronization and implantable cardioversion defibrillation in advanced chronic heart failure: the MIRACLE ICD Trial.
CONTEXT Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) through biventricular pacing is an effective treatment for heart failure (HF… (More)
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2001
2001
Nonthoracotomy implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement in children: use of subcutaneous array leads and abdominally placed implantable cardioverter defibrillators in children.
INTRODUCTION The need to access the right ventricle might preclude transvenous placement of a defibrillation lead at implantable… (More)
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2000
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2000
Meta-analysis of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator secondary prevention trials. AVID, CASH and CIDS studies. Antiarrhythmics vs Implantable Defibrillator study. Cardiac Arrest Study Hamburg…
AIMS Three randomized trials of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy vs medical treatment for the prevention of… (More)
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1993
1993
Sensing lead insulation fractures following implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement.
The insulation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) sensing leads can fracture, causing device malfunction. Before… (More)
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