Internal Defibrillator & Pacemakers

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Uploaded by on May 6, 2010

Implantable defibrillators are recommended for patients at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest, as many deaths can be prevented through this immediate response device. Learn about this life-saving implant with information from a cardiologist in this video on cardiovascular health.

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  • I have been living with my 3-lead ICD for 2 years now (am 48yo) and actually forget it's there for most of the time. I can occasionally feel it pacing me and have been defibrillated 5 times since it was implanted but I am so grateful that I have it. I would not be here today without it. It's like having my own private paramedic team on board 24/7. To think of not having it is terrifying.

  • @anandakshar I was told by my doctors that I will be having the ICD. How does it feel like?

  • I wonder why Dr. Leslie Saxon is not identified anywhere on this page. She's the Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at USC Keck School of Medicine. What an omission! She's also a thought leader and a great proponent of patient access to data collected via remote monitoring. And to Dr. Saxon, thank you for not saying that the ICD "is the guardian angel on our shoulder."

  • i am on an icd for 6 yrs now :D

  • Thank you for this, this was very helpful and very educational.

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