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Have sarcoidosis & restrictive cardiomyopathy found biopsy of heart recently developed arrhythmias, does this mean i may need implantable defibrillator? (also recent dx bronchitis sinus infection too on antibiotics cough med..
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Defibrillator: Indications for Defibrillator include: Cardiac arrest for V-tach or V-fib, Documented episodes of sustained V-tach or V-fib with hemodynamic instability, Ventricular arrythmias not responding to medications, Recurrent passing out do to arrythmias.
Answered 2/9/2015
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