[An automatic implantable heart rhythm converter and defibrillator].
Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation can be converted to sinus rhythm by DC-countershock. An implantable cardioverter defribillator (ICD) has been developed. The apparatus monitors the heart rhythm continuously, detects ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation and delivers one or more DC-counter shocks a few seconds after the dysrhythm has started. This always ensures rapid treatment, even if the patients is outside hospital. Two case histories are presented and the ICD treatment is discussed.
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Allermand
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D000368:Aged; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000628:therapy*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*
Automatisk implanterbar kardioverter og defibrillator.