A(n)________________ is a device that is implanted into a pectoral subcutaneous pocket that delivers shocks to the heart when ventricular fibrillation is detected.
A)implantable converter-defibrillator
B)ischemic defibrillator
C)atrial defibrillator
D)myocardial defibrillator

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An implantable converter-defibrillator is a device that is implanted into a pectoral subcutaneous pocket that delivers shocks to the heart when ventricular fibrillation (a life-threatening arrhythmia) is detected. Option B) ischemic defibrillator, C) atrial defibrillator, and D) myocardial defibrillator are not correct descriptions of this type of device.

A(n)________________ Is a Device That Is Implanted into a Pectoral