cardioverter
Rhythm restoration device
A cardioverter is a medical device that delivers electrical shocks to the heart to restore normal rhythm.
Most commonly encountered as an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), a small device placed in the chest that monitors heartbeat and automatically delivers shocks when it detects dangerous arrhythmias.
External cardioverters are used in hospitals for controlled cardioversion procedures.
Capable of bodily insertion
- ICDDisease classification system
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
battery · leads · electrodes · resynchronization · biphasic · monophasic · programming · interrogation
Deadly heart rhythm disorder
- atrial fibrillationDisorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- pulselessHaving no pulse
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
- flutterRapid light movement
Electric cardiac rhythm reset
- synchronizedOccurring at the same time
- unsynchronizedNot occurring together
- joulesSI energy units
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
conversion · resuscitation · AED · external · internal · waveform
Biology's electrical activity science
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
implantable
Capable of bodily insertion
- ICDDisease classification system
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
generator · battery · leads · electrodes · resynchronization · biphasic · monophasic · programming · interrogation · wearable
ventricular fibrillation
Deadly heart rhythm disorder
- atrial fibrillationDisorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- pulselessHaving no pulse
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
defibrillation
Electric cardiac rhythm reset
- synchronizedOccurring at the same time
- unsynchronizedNot occurring together
- joulesSI energy units
shock · conversion · resuscitation · AED · external · internal · waveform
electrophysiology
Biology's electrical activity science
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
echocardiogram · heart failure · cardiomyopathy · monitoring · follow-up
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