Cardiac Defibrillator Implantation


Device Implantation to Diagnose and Manage Heart Arrhythmia

Loyola Medicine’s expert team of cardiac surgeons is highly skilled at utilizing implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD) to treat heart arrhythmia.

Also known as a cardiac implantable device, an ICD is an electronic device that attaches to your heart to monitor heart rhythm. If it detects a dangerous arrhythmia, it will deliver electrical impulses to your heart to shock it back to a normal rhythm. An ICD helps prevent cardiac arrest and sudden death in people at risk for dangerous heart rhythms.

Loyola’s Center for Heart and Vascular Medicine offers the experience and expertise of the nation’s top specialists in cardiology. Our multidisciplinary team of expert electrophysiologists, advanced practice nurses, pacemaker clinic nursing staff, imaging experts and other professionals works together to manage the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias.

Our state-of-the-art equipment allows physicians to use leading-edge technologies to perform procedures. Loyola also provides expertise in cardiac device management.

If you have had prior episodes of ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation or cardiac arrest you may be a candidate for an ICD. The treatment may also be used if you have the following:

  • Certain heart conditions or heart defects
  • Coronary artery disease history
  • Heart attack that led to a weakened heart

Doctors at Loyola will work with you to understand your medical history, heart condition and general health to recommend a treatment that is right for you.

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