Defibrillation is the delivery of a controlled electrical shock to the heart to terminate a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia and restore the potential for a normal heart rhythm. It is the definitive treatment for ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), the heart rhythms responsible for the vast majority of sudden cardiac arrests. During VF, … Read more
Performed during ICD implantation, this is an assessment is to confirm appropriate sensing of ventricular fibrillation and to establish an adequate safety margin for defibrillation
A defibrillator is a medical device that delivers a controlled electric shock to the heart to restore a normal cardiac rhythm in someone experiencing a life-threatening arrhythmia such as ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT). These arrhythmias produce no effective pumping action; defibrillation is the only treatment that can terminate them. The shock … Read more