AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1990 Third Quarter

Implantation of Automatic Cardioverter Defibrillator

The implantable automatic cardioverter defibrillator is an electronic device designed to detect and treat life-threatening tachyarrhythmias. The device consists of a pulse generator and electrodes for sensing and defibrillating. Implantation of the device system is indicated in patients who are at high risk for sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Patients at highest risk for sudden cardiac death syndrome include, but are not limited to, those with: Congestive heart failure and/or depressed left ventricular function Previous myocardial infarction Significant ventricular ectopy Male gender The automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices are capable of giving several successive shocks in an...

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