ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) Treatment Report

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What is ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)?

An example of 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

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Cardiomyopathy 3 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
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

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
0
None
3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)

Hospitalization 8

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 80%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped using ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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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%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 100%

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1 patient evaluation for ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)

Purpose: Prevent death (Started Nov 06, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 31, 2010 Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jul 31, 2010
Advice & Tips
quite settling to have this therapy available.. I used an external unit for 4 months and it was really confusing and scary at times.
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2 additional evaluations for ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) are not currently shared publicly.

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