Medmastery: Qualifying for an ICD
The team at Medmastery are providing LITFL readers with a series of FOAMed courses from across their website.
For the next few weeks, we’ll be posting videos from the ICD Essentials course. Which conditions qualify a patient for an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)? What is the difference between primary and secondary prevention?
Further Reading
- Course: ICD Essentials
- What is an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)?
- Who qualifies for an ICD?
- What is ATP (anti-tachycardia pacing)?
- Defibrillation for VF and VT when ATP fails
- Workshop: ICD Essentials
Medmastery
Online Education
Medmastery courses and workshops are fully CME accredited providing US (AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM) and European (ECMECs) CME credits. Members can download their CME certificates upon successful completion of activities. Register now for a free trial and check it out!
Kristian Webb CCDS. International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) certified specialist in cardiac pacemakers and ICDs. Chief cardiac physiologist in a pacemaker clinic that carries out over 4,000 pacemaker checks per year. | Medmastery |