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Equipment and Supplies > Prostheses and Implants > Electrodes, Implanted > Defibrillators, Implantable
Equipment and Supplies > Electrical Equipment and Supplies > Electrodes > Electrodes, Implanted > Defibrillators, Implantable
Equipment and Supplies > Electrical Equipment and Supplies > Electrodes > Defibrillators > Defibrillators, Implantable

Preferred term

Defibrillators, Implantable  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Implantable devices which continuously monitor the electrical activity of the heart and automatically detect and terminate ventricular tachycardia (TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR) and VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION. They consist of an impulse generator, batteries, and electrodes.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Cardioverter-Defibrillators, Implantable
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
  • Implantable Defibrillators

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Défibrillateurs implantables

    French

  • DAI (Défibrillateur Automatique Implantable)
  • Défibrillateurs automatiques implantables
  • Défibrillateurs cardiovecteurs implantables

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N98CQ0R2-3

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