Defibrillators, Implantable

"Defibrillators, Implantable" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Implantable devices which continuously monitor the electrical activity of the heart and automatically detect and terminate ventricular tachycardia (TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR) and VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION. They consist of an impulse generator, batteries, and electrodes.

Descriptor ID	D017147
MeSH Number(s)	E07.305.250.159.175 E07.305.250.319.175 E07.695.202.175
Concept/Terms	Defibrillators, Implantable Defibrillators, Implantable Implantable Defibrillators Defibrillator, Implantable Implantable Defibrillator Cardioverter-Defibrillators, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Implantable Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Defibrillators, Implantable".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Electrical Equipment and Supplies [E07.305]
Electrodes [E07.305.250]
Defibrillators [E07.305.250.159]
Defibrillators, Implantable [E07.305.250.159.175]
Electrodes, Implanted [E07.305.250.319]
Defibrillators, Implantable [E07.305.250.319.175]
Prostheses and Implants [E07.695]
Electrodes, Implanted [E07.695.202]
Defibrillators, Implantable [E07.695.202.175]

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Bar chart showing 264 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 19 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	3	1	4
1998	1	2	3
1999	3	2	5
2000	1	5	6
2001	5	3	8
2002	4	1	5
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	3	4
2005	5	5	10
2006	8	3	11
2007	4	3	7
2008	7	4	11
2009	9	1	10
2010	9	6	15
2011	10	7	17
2012	10	2	12
2013	8	2	10
2014	14	5	19
2015	5	3	8
2016	11	6	17
2017	12	4	16
2018	10	3	13
2019	8	3	11
2020	13	2	15
2021	8	3	11
2022	5	0	5
2023	5	0	5
2024	2	1	3
2025	1	0	1

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Wattanachayakul P, Yanpiset P, Kulthamrongsri N, Prasitsumrit V, Lo KB, Kewcharoen J, Mainigi S. Prognostic values of atrial high-rate episodes on mortality risks in CIED patients. J Cardiol. 2025 08; 86(2):194-201.

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Srivastava S, Nahass M, Hiltner E, Sethi A, Kassotis J. Gender Disparity of Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement for Primary Prevention: National Inpatient Sample Analysis. Cardiology. 2025; 150(2):184-190.

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Corbisiero R, Cao M, Muller D, Lee K, Martin D. Performance of the quadripolar CRT-D system: Five-year results from the Quadripolar Pacing Post-Approval Study. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Feb; 22(2):349-356.

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Isaza N, Stabenau HF, Kramer DB, Sau A, Tung P, Maher TR, Locke AH, Zimetbaum P, d'Avila A, Peters NS, Tereshchenko LG, Ng FS, Buxton AE, Waks JW. The spatial ventricular gradient is associated with inducibility of ventricular arrhythmias during electrophysiology study. Heart Rhythm. 2024 11; 21(11):2160-2167.

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Segar MW, Keshvani N, Singh S, Patel L, Parsa S, Betts T, Reeves GR, Mentz RJ, Forman DE, Razavi M, Saeed M, Kitzman DW, Pandey A. Frailty Status Modifies the Efficacy of?ICD?Therapy for Primary Prevention Among Patients With HF. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 04; 12(4):757-767.

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Hindricks G, Theuns DA, Bar-Lev D, Anguera I, Ayala Paredes FA, Arnold M, Geller JC, Merkely B, Dyrda KM, Perings C, Maglia G, Ploux S, Meyh?fer J, Blomstr?m-Lundqvist C, Karjalainen P, Liang Y, Diemberger I, Wranicz JK, Barr C, Quartieri F, Timmel T, Bollmann A. Ability to remotely monitor atrial high-rate episodes using a single-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator with a floating atrial sensing dipole. Europace. 2023 05 19; 25(5).

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Ellis CR, Greenspon AJ, Andriulli JA, Gould PA, Carillo RG, Kolek MJ, Donegan R, Amaral AP, Mittal S. Randomized Trial of Stand-Alone Use of the Antimicrobial Envelope in High-Risk Cardiac Device Patients. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2023 05; 16(5):e011740.

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Love CJ, Hanna I, Thomas G, Greenspon AJ, Christie M, Goodman J, Christopherson M, Balaji V, Skulsky S, Sanders M, Bauer C, Schindeldecker W, Kirchhof N, Sohail MR. Preclinical evaluation of a third-generation absorbable antibacterial envelope. Heart Rhythm. 2023 05; 20(5):737-743.

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Spears J, Kowey P. Amiodarone for the prevention of shocks and death in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Hero or villain? Heart Rhythm. 2023 04; 20(4):510-511.

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Nagra B, Ibrahim T, Shah AN, Kantharia BK. Persistently abnormal device-detected thoracic impedance and OptiVol fluid index related to breast reconstruction surgery. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 04; 46(4):323-326.

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