Pages tagged: implantable cardioverter defibrillator

As part of The Heart Beat series of interviews with Dr. Mehdi Razavi and his team, recent graduate of the Rice...

In these challenging times, innovative ideas are needed more than ever. An article about Dr. Mehdi Razavi and the Electrophysiology Clinical...

Timing of an ICD implant depends mainly on severity of the heart problem and presence of arrhythmia. If you have...

Typically this will require tunneling your current leads under the skin and soft tissues across the chest and to the...

Essentially it is correct that Medicare requires 3 months to pass after initial diagnosis if heart failure before ICD implant....

Yes, the shock therapy of the defibrillator can be turned off. The device can still function as a pacemaker. Your...

It does not.

Electrical impulses from the heart muscle cause your heart to beat (contract). This electrical signal begins in the sinoatrial (SA)...

Any irregularity in your heart’s natural rhythm is called an arrhythmia. Almost everyone’s heart skips beats, and these mild palpitations...