L. Elliott et J. Gilkerson, ADVANCES IN DUAL-CHAMBER IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS/, Journal of interventional cardiology, 11(3), 1998, pp. 187-196
We describe the past, present, and possible future of implantable dual
chamber defibrillators and rake a quick look at the history of implan
table cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to provide the background for
this article. Four of the current generation dial chamber ICDs and th
e merits and issues surrounding these devices are compared. We then ta
ke a look at the future directions for dual chamber ICDs and discuss t
he research, technologies, algorithms, and issues that will drive the
future of dual chamber ICDs. (J Interven Cardiol 1998;11:187-196).