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Living With Your Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

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WG85-0241
Language
English
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Heart Health

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) finds and corrects dangerous fast heart rates that start in the bottom of your heart. This pamphlet explains how your heart beats, what happens if you have problems with your heartbeat, what an ICD is, and what will happen after your procedure.

This pamphlet is also available in French: FF85-1719
Vivre avec votre défibrillateur cardioverteur implantable (DCI)

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