cardioverter

noun

car·dio·ver·ter | \ ˈkär-dē-ō-ˌvər-tər

Definition of cardioverter

: a medical device for the administration of an electric shock in cardioversion The cardioverter, which is fully automatic, weighs but 90 g and is inserted like a permanent pacemaker.— John Maurice The silver-colored, pager-size device, called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, can speed up a slow heart and slow a racing heartbeat.— Susan Page

Examples of cardioverter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Baltimore doctors persisted and tested their implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, in dogs. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 6 May 2022 An implantable cardioverter defibrillator is another option, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 She was given an implantable cardioverter defibrillator after experiencing cardiac arrest and in 2021, she was placed on ECMO. — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022 Now Eriksen has resumed his professional playing career after being fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. — Rob Harris, ajc, 26 Feb. 2022 Eriksen’s contract with Inter Milan was terminated by mutual agreement in December since Italian regulations prevented him playing with the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator that was fitted. — Rob Harris, ajc, 31 Jan. 2022 Doctors implanted a subcutaneous cardioverter defibrillator, an electronic device to constantly monitor her heart rhythm. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2021 An implantable cardioverter defibrillator also can deliver major electric shocks for sudden cardiac arrest. — Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021 The decision was then made to fit the 29-year-old with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). — Ben Church, CNN, 18 June 2021 See More

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