ICD Full Form in Medical

What is the full form of ICD in Medical?

The full form of ICD in Medical is Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. It is a battery-operated device kept under the skin to detect your heartbeats. This constantly inspects the heart rates and imparts electric shocks to restore a normal, regular heart rate.

Those who are surviving a cardiac arrest need will have to use ICD. It can benefit the patient in many ways, especially those with a past record of coronary artery disease, an extended heart muscle, or a genetic heart condition that enhances the chance of fast heart rates.

Besides benefits, there is risk associated with ICD usage, such as swelling, infection, bleeding, blood vessel damage, bleeding around the heart, leakage of blood via the heart valve, etc.

What else should you know about ICD?

ICD is a process wherein a chest implant is placed to track the heart’s electrical issues. A person may be eligible for an ICD if he or she has a life-threatening arrhythmia without a precise cause.

• Heart attack
• Drug toxicity
• Electrolyte imbalance
• Inappropriate blood flow to the muscle of the heart, etc.

The other full form of ICD in medicine is the

• International Classification of Diseases.