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Patients are treated with medical therapy to reduce the chance of arrhythmia. This alternative has been shown to have a higher rate of sudden death when compared to ICD over the initial three years of treatment, but has not been compared at five years.
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What care does a patient receive after implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator?
The patient is monitored for arrhythmias and to ensure that the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is working properly. The physician also watches for signs of infection
What precautions should be taken in prescription of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator should not be used on patients who faint from causes other than a known life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia, to treat slow heart rates, or during an emergency.
What is an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?
an electronic device to treat life-threatening heartbeat irregularities. It is surgically implanted.
What are the main components of a implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?
Similar in structure to a pacemaker, an ICD has three main components: a generator, leads, and an electrode
What is the CPT code for electronic analysis for sick sinus syndrome of a single chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator with reprogramming in person?
93289
What is the CPT code for electronic analysis for sick sinus syndrome of a single-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator with reprogramming in person?
CPT: 93282
Is an artificial pacemaker an implanted device that acts as an automatic defibrillator?
yes my gradpa has one and so yes it is
How did the earlier version of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator work?
implanted in the abdomen and required open-chest surgery to connect the electrodes to the left and right ventricles.
What is the drug of choice for ventricular fibrillation?
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator ....they also use external defibrillators which are used by ambulance and emergency rooms.
What are the alternatives to an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?
Patients are treated with medical therapy to reduce the chance of arrhythmia. This alternative has been shown to have a higher rate of sudden death when compared to ICD over the initial three years of treatment, but has not been compared at five years.
Of what benefit is the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator to patients who have had a cardiac arrest or heart attack?
studies suggest that 20% of these high risk patients would die within two years without an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. With the device, the five-year risk of sudden death drops to five percent.
What is a implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?
implanted beneath the skin of the chest in the pectoral region, without major surgery. A lead from the device is then inserted into the heart through a vein
