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Links related to pacemakers and defibrillators

Links related to pacemakers and defibrillators
Implantable.com
An on-line resource for patients with implantable defibrillators. Includes access to an active on-line forum.
Heartpoint on pacemakers
A good overview on pacemakers - why they're used, how they're implanted, and what it's like to have one.
Zapper Newsletter for patients with ICDs
An excellent resource - newsletter, discussion, chat, support - for people with implantable defibrillators, and their loved ones.
Quality of life after pacemaker implantation
A report on how patients feel after having pacemakers or implantable defibrillators put in.
Personal implantable defibrillator site
A well-done site by a man who has an implantable defibrillator. Includes good resources.
Cardiac arrest
A review of cardiac arrest and its treatment by HeartCenter Online
Pacemakers and Antitachycardia Devices
Everything you might want to know, from the Yale Medical School Heart Book, a book aimed at a general audience. Very comprehensive. An excellent resource. Requires Adobe Acrobat
Cardiac Risk in the Young
A non-profit website devoted to increasing the awareness of conditions that cause sudden death in young people
Chain of survival
The importance of early defibrillation capability
Implantable defibrillators
An extensive on-line description of implantable defibrillators, and what it's like having one
Official guidelines for implanting pacemakers
Official statement from ACC/AHA on who should receive pacemakers - aimed at physicians.
Bradycardia
A review of the conditions causing abnormally slow heart rhythms, and leading to pacemaker implantation.
How to design a pacemaker
Engineering aspects of pacemaker design. Most shouldn't try this at home.
What is a pacemaker?
A very simple review of pacemaker essentials, in outline form.
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
An excellent overview, with good illustrations. Written for family doctors, but not very technical.
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