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Cardioverter — Although cardioversion (the conversion of one cardiac rhythm to another) may sometimes be done with medications, a cardioverter is now synonymous with a defibrillator. Implantable defibrillators continuously monitor the heart rhythm in order to… … Medical dictionary
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator — An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery powered electrical impulse generator which is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation. The device is programmed to detect… … Wikipedia
automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator — implantable cardioverter defibrillator see under cardioverter … Medical dictionary
automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator — (AICD), implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) an implantable device that detects sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and terminates it by a shock or shocks delivered directly to the myocardium … Medical dictionary
Samuel Sears — Samuel F. Sears, Jr., Ph.D Born Orlando, F … Wikipedia
Morton Mower — Co inventor of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Born January 31, 1933 (1933 01 31) (age 78) Baltimore, Maryland Residence Baltimore, MD … Wikipedia
Defibrillation — View of defibrillator electrode position and placement. Defibrillation is a common treatment for life threatening cardiac arrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation consists of delivering a… … Wikipedia
Artificial pacemaker — Cardiac resynchronization therapy and CRT (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) redirect here. For the device termed a CRT D, see Implanted cardiac resynchronization device. For other uses, see Pacemaker (disambiguation). A pacemaker, scale in… … Wikipedia
Cardiac arrest — For other uses, see Cardiac arrest (disambiguation). Cardiac Arrest Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Automatischer Externer Defibrillator — Ein im Rettungsdienst verwendeter Defibrillator mit EKG Funktion Nahansicht Ein Defibrillator ist ein medizinisches Gerät zur … Deutsch Wikipedia
