My Dad was diagnoses with:
- Ventricular Tachycardia (fast heart rhythm)
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (heart becomes weaken and enlarged and cannot pump blood efficiently)
- Atrial Flutter (abnormal heart rhythm)
- Left Atrial Thrombus (blood clot)
- Congestive Heart Failure (the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs)
He had a Angiogram (an X-ray that uses special dye and a camera to take pictures of the blood flow in an artery or vein) on Thursday. They said that his arteries of his heart were clear. They decided to place a ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator). The ICD cans sense when your heart rhythm becomes dangerously fast. The ICD will either send electrical impulses to override the fast rhythm and bring it back to normal, or it will interrupt the fast rhythm by briefly shocking the heart. After this shock, the heart rhythm usually returns to normal. Sounds really serious. His ICD was place Friday evening. He did very well in the placement of the device. He should be going home on Saturday or Sunday.
Dad after the ICD placement.
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