Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

Describes the mechanisms of defibrillation, cardioversion and arrhythmia termination by anti-tachycardia pacing. The text covers the engineering aspects of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator design and clinical tests of commercially approved devices and those in development.

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Establishes essential guidelines for preoperative evaluation, intraoperative testing, postoperative patient care, and device troubleshooting and provides a timesaving index of all implantable cardioverter-defibrillator-facilitating easy assessment of their strengths and limitation.