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ICD/Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) — a pager-sized device which is implanted in your chest — may reduce your risk of dying if your heart goes into a dangerous rhythm and stops beating (cardiac arrest). You may need an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator if you have a dangerously fast heartbeat (ventricular tachycardia) or a chaotic heartbeat that makes it so your heart can’t supply enough blood to the rest of your body (ventricular fibrillation).

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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators work by detecting and stopping dangerous, abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias). An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator continuously monitors your heartbeat and delivers electrical shocks to restore a normal heart rhythm when necessary.

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WE ARE MOVING

CHV Lakewood is Moving!!

Our Lakewood office will be moving locations at the end of February. Our new address will be 770 Simms St in Golden, just down the road from our current office location. We will be working to contact patients who are scheduled during the move timeframe to either confirm your appointment location or reschedule if necessary.