Term info
database cross reference
- MeSH:D017147
- ICD9:V45.02
- SNOMEDCT:425934009
- PMID:25806132
- NCIt:C93238
definition
A cardioverter defibrillator is an implanted device which regulates abnormal heart rhythms by generating and delivering electrical pulses.
has exact synonym
in-situ cardioverter-defibrillator, cardiac defibrillator in situ, in situ cardiac defibrillator, automated implantable cardiac defibrillator, cardioverter-defibrillator, automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, in-situ cardiac defibrillator, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, in situ cardioverter-defibrillator