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cardioverter

American  
[kahr-dee-oh-vur-ter] / ˈkɑr di oʊˌvɜr tər /

noun

plural

cardioverters
  1. a piece of medical equipment used in restoring the heartbeat by cardioversion.


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Hjulmand said the most likely scenario is that Eriksen, who has been fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, will start on the bench against the Netherlands.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

He was fitted with an ICD - implantable cardioverter defibrillator - and is now recovering.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2021

He was taken to a hospital and has since been released after undergoing a procedure in which an implantable cardioverter defibrillator — what his doctor called a heart starter ——was placed in his heart.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021

Roach was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart walls that make it harder to pump blood, and had a procedure to place an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2016

Treatment depends upon the underlying cause but may include medications, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, ablation, or surgery.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013