Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD)

What is Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD)?

An Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery-powered device placed in the chest. It detects and stops irregular heartbeats, also called arrhythmias. An ICD continuously checks the heartbeat.

Symptoms

You may feel nothing or a painless fluttering in your chest when your ICD responds to mild changes in your heartbeat. A higher energy shock. For more-serious heart rhythm problems, the ICD may deliver a higher energy shock. This shock can be painful, possibly making you feel as if you've been kicked in the chest.

Complications

Infection at the implant site.
Swelling, bleeding or bruising.
Blood vessel damage from ICD wires.
Bleeding around the heart, which can be life-threatening.
Blood leaking through the heart valve where the ICD lead is placed.

Causes

An ICD is generally needed for those at high risk of cardiac arrest due to a ventricular arrhythmia. This includes people with heart failure who have problems with the contraction of the heart, such as abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction. There may be other reasons for your doctor to recommend an ICD.

Risk factors

Infection at the implant site.
Swelling, bleeding or bruising.
Blood vessel damage from ICD wires.
Bleeding around the heart, which can be life-threatening.
Blood leaking through the heart valve where the ICD lead is placed.

Prevention

An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) controls the heart rhythm. It delivers shocks to the heart when it notices an irregular heartbeat. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery-powered device placed in the chest. It detects and stops irregular heartbeats, also called arrhythmias

How is it diagnosed?

An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a device that detects a life-threatening, rapid heartbeat. This abnormal heartbeat is called an arrhythmia. If it occurs, the ICD quickly sends an electrical shock to the heart. The shock changes the rhythm back to normal.

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How is it treated?

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To place the ICD , the doctor makes a small cut in the skin in the chest area. One or more flexible wires called leads are inserted into a blood vessel near the collarbone. The doctor guides the wires to the heart. One end of each wire attaches to the heart.

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