Key result
ICDs automatically detect and correct malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
Why the study?
Electrical instability leading to ventricular fibrillation is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death, motivating the development of implantable defibrillators.
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Design
Review of principles and initial clinical results of implantable defibrillators
Initial ICD experience suggests SCD prevention feasibility; leaves open long-term efficacy, safety, and selection criteria.
The most common cause of sudden cardiac death appears to be electrical instability that culminates in ventricular fibrillation. The implantable defibrillator, a self-contained diagnostic-therapeutic system, provides automatic detection and correction of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Principles involved in its development are reviewed, as are initial clinical results.
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Roger A. Winkle (1983) studied this question. The implantable defibrillator provides automatic detection and correction of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
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