Update on implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

New, safer devices have led to changes in indications

Douglas A. Wolfe Dr Wolfe is assistant professor of medicine and director of the electrophysiology laboratory, division of cardiology, department of medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson.

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Daniel Kosinski Dr Kosinski is assistant professor of medicine and Dr Grubb is associate professor of medicine and pediatrics, division of cardiology, department of medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.

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Blair P. Grubb Dr Kosinski is assistant professor of medicine and Dr Grubb is associate professor of medicine and pediatrics, division of cardiology, department of medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.

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Sudden cardiac arrest continues to exact a heavy toll among Americans, with most deaths related to ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardias requiring electrical countershock. Advances in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) technology are expanding the applications for these devices. Therefore, it is important that primary care physicians know when this therapy is indicated and how ICDs work. The authors discuss who should be considered for implantation of such a device and explain the technology involved.

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