CVI introduces implantable cardiac defibrillator to state

摘要

PROVIDENCE – The Cardiovascular Institute at Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals is the first in the state to implant a new leadless implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD). The device, the S-ICD System by Boston Scientific, is the first subcutaneous ICD for the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest and is the only ICD that does not require electrical wires to be placed in the heart.