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ICD & CRTD Implantation
Protecting against sudden cardiac arrest while resynchronizing the failing heart.
Overview
An ICD continuously monitors for dangerous ventricular arrhythmias and delivers life-saving shocks, while a CRTD additionally resynchronizes the pumping chambers in heart failure. These devices are implanted under sedation using precise lead placement and defibrillation testing.
Procedure Details
- Transvenous or subcutaneous ICD systems matched to the rhythm risk profile.
- CRTD provides biventricular pacing to improve coordination of contraction.
- Anti-tachycardia pacing minimizes unnecessary shocks.
- Remote monitoring for early detection of arrhythmic or device events.
Who It Is Recommended For
- Survivors of cardiac arrest or sustained ventricular arrhythmia.
- Severely reduced ejection fraction with heart failure.
- Patients with prior heart attack and high arrhythmic risk.
- Dyssynchronous heart failure requiring resynchronization.