Weekly Dose of Wellness

Weekly Dose of Wellness


Implantable Defibrillators for People at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

August 21, 2014

Approximately 850,000 people in the United States are at risk of sudden cardiac arrest and indicated for an implantable defibrillator device, but remain unprotected.   Thuy Le, M.D., a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist at The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, discusses the recent advances in implantable defibrillators, who would benefit from the device and how it works to save lives.