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I Have An ICD. Does It Work The Same As A Pacemaker?
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posted May 8, 2020
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A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

A pacemaker gives regular electric shocks to make the heart beat, the defibrillator gives a shock when it sense the heart has stopped to get it going again.

posted May 9, 2020
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

That sounds like fluid build up.tell your cardiologist.

posted May 9, 2020
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I did not answer that question

posted September 5, 2021
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

It's an implantable cardiac defibrillator.

posted May 9, 2020

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