The Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由PMagnusson著作·2018—Intermsofsize,weight,andfootprint,theS-ICDdeviceislargerandheavierthanaconventionaltransvenousICD(approximately130vs.

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) offers an alternative rescue device for sudden cardiac death in the form of an implantable device that can offer defibrillation therapy without the need for a transvenous lead. Lead failure is the most frequent source of complication requiring surgical revision. Approximately 20% of transvenous leads fail within 10 years and extraction may lead to devastating complications, including death [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. The S-ICD differs from conventional transvenous ICD systems in other important ways: an S-ICD requires no transvenous leads (the most frequent source of device complications) but S-ICDs do not offer bradycardia pacing, antitachycardia pacing, cardiac resynchronization, plus they have limited programmability. Approved in Europe in 2009, the S-ICD system ...