Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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An ICD is a device that helps people with dangerously irregular heart rhythms. Find out what happens when you get an ICD and how it might affect your life.

An ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) is a small device that helps keep your heart beating at a steady rate. It can reduce the risk of your heart stopping (cardiac arrest[1]).

Many people feel safer knowing they have an ICD to help their heart if they need it.

Read Jos cardiac arrest story[2]

An ICD is small enough to sit in the palm of your hand.

You get an ICD when theres a high risk that your heart could stop beating (cardiac arrest). This may be because youve already had a cardiac arrest, or because your heart condition means you’re at risk of having one.

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