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IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • The Heart
CONT

A procedure for inserting an implantable cardioverter defibrillator(ICD), a device that regulates irregular heart rhythms by sending an electrical impulse to your heart.... Like an artificial pacemaker, the ICD consists of two parts. The leads are wires with electrodes at the tip that transmit electrical signals to and from the heart muscle. The ICD is a small unit with a computer that monitors the heart rhythm and, when necessary, generates an electrical shock. The ICD can be programmed to meet your specific needs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Cœur
CONT

Une intervention destinée à insérer un défibrillateur cardioverteur implantable (DCI), un appareil qui contrôle les battements irréguliers du cœur en émettant une secousse électrique dans le cœur. [...] Comme le stimulateur cardiaque artificiel, le DCI est constitué de deux parties. Les électrodes sont deux fils munis d'électrodes à leur extrémité destinés à transmettre des signaux électriques en direction et en provenance du muscle cardiaque. Le DCI est un petit appareil informatisé qui surveille le rythme cardiaque et au besoin, produit une secousse électrique. Il peut être programmé selon vos besoins précis.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

The first automatic implantable defibrillator, a device that responded only to ventricular fibrillation, was implanted in 1980. The first implantable cardioverter/defibrillator(ICD) that provided cardioversion as well as defibrillation was implanted in 1982.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Appareil utilisé pour arrêter une fibrillation cardiaque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
DEF

Aparato utilizado para contrarrestar la fibrilación, aplicando para ello impulsos eléctricos al corazón; así se interrumpe toda actividad de las fibras miocárdicas y después de transcurrir el período refractario pueden iniciarse nuevamente las contracciones normales.

OBS

Fibrilación: actividad muscular anómala producida por estímulos incoordinados, con coexistencia de fibras o grupos de fibras simultáneamente en contracción y en reposo.

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