A medical situation characterized by the stopping of normal heart function. During cardiac arrest, the heart is not pumping blood to the body. If left untreated, it is dangerous and life-threatening. An ICD therapy option used to treat rapid heart rhythms. An ICD therapy option used to treat ventricular fibrillation.
Defibrillation consists of high-energy shock impulses.
A printout from an electrocardiography machine that is used to measure and record the electrical activity of the heart. A disruption caused by energy fields. These fields can affect an ICD or pacemaker if they are very strong, causing the ICD or pacemaker to either pause its normal operation or deliver an inappropriate therapy. If you move away from the source of EMI, your Medtronic ICD or pacemaker will return to its normal operation. A cardiologist with a specialization in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias.