Cardiovascular device implant
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35554
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Heart Heatlh Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1576
- Available Online
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This guide will help you learn about your care before and after one of 2 types of cardiovascular device implant procedures, a pacemaker or an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator). Topics include what will happen on the day of the procedure, what to bring to the hospital, instructions for the night before and day of your procedure, skin prep, planning for your discharge, care of your device insertion site, and signs of infection.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Heart Heatlh Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (8 p.): digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Pacemaker, artificial
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cardiac pacemakers
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular System
- Abstract
- This guide will help you learn about your care before and after one of 2 types of cardiovascular device implant procedures, a pacemaker or an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator). Topics include what will happen on the day of the procedure, what to bring to the hospital, instructions for the night before and day of your procedure, skin prep, planning for your discharge, care of your device insertion site, and signs of infection.
- Notes
- Previous title: Cardiovascular Device Implants
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Heart Health Services, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1576
Living with your implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34334
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Heart Health.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0241
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) finds and corrects dangerous fast heart rates that start in the bottom of your heart. The device is also a pacemaker, which can treat slow heart rates. You will need surgery to have the device placed in your body. This pamphlet explains how your heart beats, what happens if you have problems with your heartbeat, what an ICD is, and what will happen after your procedure. Instructions on follow-up, care at home, and when to call your primary health…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Heart Health
- Alternate Title
- Living with your ICD
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (10 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular system
- Abstract
- An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) finds and corrects dangerous fast heart rates that start in the bottom of your heart. The device is also a pacemaker, which can treat slow heart rates. You will need surgery to have the device placed in your body. This pamphlet explains how your heart beats, what happens if you have problems with your heartbeat, what an ICD is, and what will happen after your procedure. Instructions on follow-up, care at home, and when to call your primary health care provider or 911 are included. The French version of this pamphlet 1719, "Vivre avec votre défibrillateur cardioverteur implantable (DCI)," is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Heart Health
- Pamphlet Number
- 0241
Vivre avec votre défibrillateur cardioverteur implantable (DCI)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38268
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Heart Health.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1719
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Un défibrillateur cardioverteur implantable (DCI) détecte et corrige les battements de cœur dangereusement rapides qui commencent dans la partie inférieure du cœur. Cet appareil est également un stimulateur cardiaque, qui peut traiter les rythmes cardiaques lents. Vous devrez subir une intervention chirurgicale pour l’implantation de l’appareil dans votre corps. Ce livret explique comment votre cœur bat, ce qui se passe si vous avez des problèmes de rythme cardiaque, ce qu'est un DCI et ce qui …
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Heart Health
- Alternate Title
- Vivre avec votre DCI
- Living with your implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (10 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular System
- Abstract
- Un défibrillateur cardioverteur implantable (DCI) détecte et corrige les battements de cœur dangereusement rapides qui commencent dans la partie inférieure du cœur. Cet appareil est également un stimulateur cardiaque, qui peut traiter les rythmes cardiaques lents. Vous devrez subir une intervention chirurgicale pour l’implantation de l’appareil dans votre corps. Ce livret explique comment votre cœur bat, ce qui se passe si vous avez des problèmes de rythme cardiaque, ce qu'est un DCI et ce qui se passera après l'intervention. Des instructions sur le suivi, les soins à domicile et le moment d'appeler votre prestataire de soins de santé primaires ou le 911 sont incluses.
- This pamphlet is a French translation of the English pamphlet 0241, "Living With Your Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)". An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) finds and corrects dangerous fast heart rates that start in the bottom of your heart. The device is also a pacemaker, which can treat slow heart rates. You will need surgery to have the device placed in your body. This pamphlet explains how your heart beats, what happens if you have problems with your heartbeat, what an ICD is, and what will happen after your procedure. Instructions on follow-up, care at home, and when to call your primary health care provider or 911 are included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Heart Health
- Pamphlet Number
- 1719
