ICD.
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator. A device similar to a pacemaker that can also detect and treat life-threatening fast heart rhythms (ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation) by delivering an electric shock to restore normal rhythm.
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What is icd?
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator. A device similar to a pacemaker that can also detect and treat life-threatening fast heart rhythms (ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation) by delivering an electric shock to restore normal rhythm.
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