Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Subtitle: A Practical Manual
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780792367437
Subjects: Cardiothoracic surgery; Cardiovascular medicine; Physiology; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Therapy For Cardiovascular Disorders; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Surgery - General; Cardiology; Medical / Cardiology; Medical / Surgery / General; Medical-Cardiology; Implantable cardioverter-defib; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
First sentence: Initially, the idea of having an implanted device that would automatically deliver an electrical shock was considered unconventional, too extreme and undesirable.