The subcutaneous defibrillator | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Background

In the battle against sudden cardiac death (SCD), an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, with the treatment of coronary artery disease, risk stratification and pharmacological interventions is a therapeutic cornerstone for the management of ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathy or impaired ventricular function in the prevention of potentially lethal ventricular tachycardia. Todays devices are miniaturised pectoral systems capable of defibrillation and pacing with leads inserted into venous circulation through cephalic, axillary or subclavian veins whereas in 1980, surgically-applied pericardial patches required a large abdominally-placed generator (1,2). Great progress in this area has been made. Several large randomised trials have demonstrated reduction in total mortality in primary and secondary prevention with the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (...