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  1. Cardioversion - Mayo Clinic

    Usually, cardioversion quickly resets the heart rhythm. Cardioversion is not the same as defibrillation. That's an emergency procedure that's done when the ...

  2. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) - Doctors & Departments - Mayo Clinic

    This cardiac therapy device delivers shocks to control dangerous heartbeats. Learn when you might need an ICD and how it's placed in the chest.

  3. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) - Doctors & Departments - Mayo Clinic

    This cardiac therapy device delivers shocks to control dangerous heartbeats. Learn when you might need an ICD and how it's placed in the chest.

  4. Atrial fibrillation - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    A fast, pounding heartbeat could be due to AFib, a type of heart rhythm disorder. Know the warning signs and when treatment is needed.

  5. Sudden cardiac arrest - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Use an automated external defibrillator, called an AED, if one is available. How to do CPR. Do CPR if the person isn't breathing. Push hard and fast on the ...

  6. A Study to Evaluate Potential Myocardial Injury in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Undergoing Defibrillation Threshold Testing - Mayo Clinic

    The purpose of this study is to determine if defibrillation threshold testing (DFT) results in myocardial injury as assessed by changes in high sensitivity ...

  7. AED Archives - Mayo Clinic News Network

    cardiac arrest. In the hospital setting, defibrillators are used to deliver a jolt of electricity to the person's chest to get the heart beating again. Outside ...

  8. Ventricular tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    This is what a defibrillator does for those patients who have the more risky ventricular arrhythmias. ... But the defibrillator doesn't prevent the ...

  9. Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator - Mayo Clinic

    Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ... defibrillator (S-ICD) when compared to ...

  10. Heart Sounds Measurement Using The Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator In Hospitalized Acute Heart Failure Patients - Mayo Clinic

    A study to evaluate the changes in heart sounds measurements recorded by the LifeVest® Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) during the medical ...