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S-ICD
Has anyone ever had their S-ICD removed because of consistent and overall improvement? Just wondering if that is ever an option....
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AHAModerator, March 8, 2021 9:17am ESTGood morning,
Unfortunately, I'm not a medical professional, so I recommend asking your cardiac care team about this if you haven't yet!
Take care,
The AHA Team
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aray21, March 8, 2021 10:53am EST
Thank you. I was just curious if anyone has actually had that procedure. Thank you though. :)
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Natops, May 5, 2021 12:47am ESTI have an S-ICD and my EF improved to the low 40's after being in the low 30's. I asked my electrophysiologist about the removal of my device and he said that devices are only replaced with a different device. He told me there have been no studies conducted relating to "normalized heart failure." Basically, there's not a lot of money for Boston Scientific or whoever made your device to fund studies on "normalized heart failure," so there's no research conducted.
