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Defibrillators, Implantable

Medical Definition:	Implantable devices which continuously monitor the electrical activity of the heart and automatically detect and terminate ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. They consist of an impulse generator, batteries, and electrodes.
Guide Notes:	coord dis with /ther, not /surg for treatment with this instrum; do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Previously Indexed:	Electric Countershock/instrumentation (1980-1992),Implants, Artificial (1982-1992)

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