ICD

ICD= Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Patients who are at risk of chamber fibrillation may need a pacer with a defibrillator (ICD). Such a device, which in addition to function as a regular pacemaker, can identify a situation in which the patient needs an electric shock in order to return to a standard cardiac activity. In a fibrillation situation (when the chambers shrink over a certain rhythm) the device can apply an electric shock. The device is mainly being used in a situation of a sudden cardiac arrest. The advantages of these devices compared to external defibrillators is that they enable the patient freedom of movement