title: The evolution of internal defibrillators.
abstract: ICDs have reduced mortality from SCD to 2% per year, which is a record unmatched by any other form of therapy. With continued evolution, ICD systems should become easier to implant, smaller, more effective in managing a variety of abnormal rhythms, and more comfortable for the patient. Implementation of technological innovations in future-generation devices should continue to extend the frontiers as clinicians consider ICDs for an expanding range of therapeutic applications.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Porterfield
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Butze
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000266:history; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000266:history*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000266:history; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans