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From: EDWARD MOSTEL, MD Category:  Heart Disease

Added: Apr 21, 2008


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ICD: Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator. This device implanted under the collar bone, with a lead in the heart, and detects and treats arrythmias from the bottom chamber of the heart, VT-Ventricular tachycardia, which may be fatal. People with an abnormal heart muscle-cardiomyopathy are most at risk. Video courtesy of eMedTV.com





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