A new device for the prevention of sudden death.
The clinical implications and use of an AICD are presented. This device is still under investigation, but has proved to be highly successful in trials to date.
D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*