or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a device implantable inside the body, able to perform cardioversion, defibrillation, and (in modern versions) pacing of the heart.

The pharmacological treatment of VF/pulseless VT is of secondary importance to early defibrillation. Administration of antiarrhythmic drugs is considered in cases of refractory VF/pulseless VT—that is ...

It is also steadily increasing in demand by many different medical specialties: cardiology for cardioversion, defibrillation, transesophageal echocardiography, pacemaker/defibrillator implantation or ...

Previous studies have also evaluated trends in pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator utilization. [16–19] Similar trends in device implantation utilization have been observed.

"Raising awareness of the key interventions CPR and defibrillation can do can increase ... "There is absolutely no doubt early cardioversion can be life-saving in patients experiencing a cardiac ...