| Implantable Defibrillators |
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| Over 100,000 people die each year of sudden cardiac death. For those
at high risk for SCD, the primary treatment is implantation of life-saving
device called an implantable defibrillator which delivers a defibrillation
shock, just like those performed on the surface of the body. Even
though over a half a million of these devices are implanted in the
United States, improvements in the computer algorithms that make the
decision when to deliver therapy are still needed to ensure that a
shock is only given when needed and that a life-threatening event
always receives therapy. |
