Cardiac Arrhythmias: New Defibrillator System Expands Treatment Options at UKHD
At Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD), there is a new treatment option for certain patients with severe cardiac arrhythmias: an implantable defibrillator in which the electrode—unlike in conventional defibrillators—is placed outside the heart and blood vessels. This protects the blood vessels. In addition, the system can correct some arrhythmias using mild electrical impulses before an electric […]

