Thakor N V, Natarajan A
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Med Des Mater. 1991 Mar;1(3):16-24.
Sudden cardiac death is caused by a malignant heart rhythm known as ventricular fibrillation. The automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) is a device that recognizes this rhythm and converts it to a normal sinus rhythm by delivering an electrical shock directly to the heart. This article reviews the technology and clinical status of AICD technology, and the ongoing research into techniques for detecting malignant arrhythmias.
心脏性猝死是由一种称为心室颤动的恶性心律引起的。自动植入式心律转复除颤器（AICD）是一种能够识别这种心律并通过直接向心脏输送电击将其转换为正常窦性心律的装置。本文综述了AICD技术的技术和临床现状，以及对恶性心律失常检测技术的 ongoing research（此处“ongoing research”可能有误，若为“ongoing researches”，可译为“正在进行的研究” ）。
