Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) is an electronic device that constantly monitors your heart rhythm. When it detects a very fast, abnormal heart rhythm, it delivers energy to the heart muscle. This causes the heart to beat in a normal rhythm again.
ICD can deliver immediate electrical impulses to the heart when it detects such serious rhythm problems.
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) on the other hand is for symptomatic improvement and decreasing heart failure hospitalizations in patients with heart failure who are not adequately controlled by medical treatment.
Getting an ICD or CRT implantation is not open-heart surgery. Before surgery, medication is usually given to make you sleepy and comfortable. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia.
Dr. Kartik Bhosale may recommend ICD or CRT implantation if you or your child is at risk of a life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia because of having:
A battery-powered pulse generator is implanted in a pouch under the skin of the chest or abdomen, often just below the collarbone. The generator is about the size of a pocket watch. Wires or leads run from the pulse generator to positions on the surface of or inside the heart and can be installed through blood vessels, eliminating the need for open-chest surgery.
A device implant is generally a very safe procedure. However, as with any invasive procedure, there are risks. Special precautions are taken to decrease your risks. Please discuss your specific concerns about the risks and benefits of the procedure with the Best cardiologist in Pune – Dr. Kartik Bhosale
The average cost of the ICD or CRT implantation procedure in Pune ranges from Rs. 10 Lac to 12 Lacs. It may vary on the basis of hospitals, cardiologist team, an instrument used, and patient health condition.
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