What is ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)?
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a device that is implanted in the chest to monitor for and, if necessary, correct episodes of rapid heartbeat.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Cardiomyopathy | 3 | 2 |
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| Ventricular Tachycardia | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Atrial Fibrillation | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Cardiac Arrest | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support heart health | 1 | 0 | |||||
See all 17 patients currently using ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)
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Reported Side Effects
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course of treatment ended | 4 | ||
| Not indicated | 1 |
See all 5 patients who’ve stopped using ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
How Long Current Patients Have Been Using ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)
Always |
3 | 100% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
3 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
1 | 100% |
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