implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical device
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ICD
gptkbp:affects electromagnetic interference
gptkbp:can_communicate_with remote monitoring systems
gptkbp:canBe subcutaneous
defibrillation
cardioversion
antitachycardia pacing
dual-chamber
single-chamber
gptkbp:canStore arrhythmia data
gptkbp:category cardiology
emergency medicine
defibrillators
medical implants
cardiac electrophysiology
gptkbp:component pulse generator
leads
gptkbp:contraindication patients with severe psychiatric illness
patients with terminal illness
gptkbp:deliveredBy electric shock
gptkbp:first_implanted 1980
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
gptkbp:indicated_for patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Michel_Mirowski
gptkb:Morton_Mower
gptkbp:lifespan 5-10 years
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Medtronic
gptkb:Abbott_Laboratories
gptkb:Boston_Scientific
gptkbp:mayInclude pacemaker functions
gptkbp:monitors heart rhythm
gptkbp:MRI_compatibility conditional
gptkbp:provides gptkb:battery
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:FDA
gptkbp:requires battery replacement
surgical implantation
regular follow-up
gptkbp:riskFactor infection
inappropriate shocks
lead displacement
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:ventricular_fibrillation
gptkb:ventricular_tachycardia
gptkbp:usedFor preventing sudden cardiac death
treating arrhythmias
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Guidant
gptkb:dilated_cardiomyopathy
gptkb:ventricular_fibrillation
gptkb:Sudden_cardiac_arrest
gptkb:arrhythmias
gptkb:long_QT_syndrome
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6