Additional Information
- Was Your Heart Device Recalled?
- Timeline of Events
- Filing a Lawsuit
- Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
Defibrillator: a device for correcting life threatening rhythms (ICD, AICD).
Pacemaker: a device for increasing a slow heart rate.
Interrogation: to obtain information from a device.
Ventricle: the lower pumping chamber of the heart.
Atrium: the upper chamber of the heart.
Ventricular Tachycardia: fast heart beats from the bottom of the heart.
Ventricular Fibrillation: rapid, irregular heartbeat.
Cardiomyopathy: a disorder of the heart muscle.
Heart Failure: in general, a decreased pumping ability of the heart.
Myocardial Infarction: death of heart muscle.
Leads: the wires going from a device to the heart.
Cardiac Resynchronization: the use of a specialized device for the treatment of patients with heart failure (CRT, CRT-D, CRT-P).
Syncope: sudden loss of consciousness.
Learn more about recalled heart devices:
> Timeline of Heart Device Litigation
