The Normal Heart
Heart Anatomy
Electrical System
Heart Disease
Signs and Symptoms
Heart Tests
Treatments
Arrhythmias
PSVT (Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia)
Treatments
EP Testing
Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation (ICD)
Anthony Van Loo, a 20-year old soccer player collapses during a match and is rapidly treated by his Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD). Most of the press has been reporting this as a heart attack. But this is not accurate. Van Loo has an undisclosed heart condition that makes him susceptible to life-threatening arrhythmias. It is evident that Van Loo had a cardiac arrhythmia which and was rapidly treated by his ICD.
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
Lead Extraction
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