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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

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

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

Note

  • coordinate disease with / ther, not / surg for treatment with this instrument

Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017147

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