An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) monitors heart rhythm and delivers a shock if a dangerous arrhythmia is detected. Most cardiac arrest survivors are fitted with one.
Let’s dispel some myths!!! Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about our implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. Even more frustrating is that some of that information comes from medical professionals (even doctors). Please remember that your clinicians and doctors don’t design, build or test these devices, and the device’s abilities change almost daily. What was … Read more
After my idiopathic, out-of-hospital SCA in July 2021, I’ve often wondered what could happen now in terms of my health. At first I had a blissful ignorance about what had happened to me. This was in part due to having had a hypoxic brain injury, which caused me to have memory loss. I also felt … Read more
In 2017 my younger sister died of cancer at 57. She realised she was unwell at the beginning of the year, and by July, her journey had ended. So, early in 2018, I thought it would be prudent to bother my GP with my own concerns. As a man then approaching sixty, my prostate was … Read more