Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillators (ICDs)
Implanted devices that monitor cardiac rhythm and can recognize and treat ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation are now widely used in the USA and other countries. Implantable cardioverter/defibrillators (ICDs) marketed here include the Ventak P and PRX (Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN), the PCD (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN), and the Cadence (Ventritex, Sunnyvale, CA) (JG Porterfield et al, Am J Cardiol, 72:301, 1993)....
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Title: Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillators (ICDs)
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 932
Article Code: 932b
Date: September 30, 1994
Volume: 36
Pages: 86-88
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 932
Article Code: 932b
Date: September 30, 1994
Volume: 36
Pages: 86-88
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