Heart Failure
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The team is prepared to support you with a unique plan of care that offers the most effective treatments available, including advanced therapies and minimally invasive surgical options.
Treatments
Acute & chronic heart failure management: Acute and chronic heart failure is a serious medical condition, and the AtlantiCare Heart & Vascular Institute team is expertly prepared to provide the treatment plan you need. Management strategies are designed to improve symptoms and your prognosis.
Advanced pacemakers: Advances in pacemaker technology mean that when your heart needs help to work properly, the AtlantiCare team is ready to provide state-of-the-art solutions designed to restore your quality of life. Pacemakers are used to treat people with advanced heart failure, arrhythmias and other heart conditions.
Defibrillator (ICD): A device surgically placed inside your body to restore a normal heart beat by transmitting an electric shock to the heart. An ICD is used to correct an arrhythmia, an uneven heartbeat or one that is either too slow or too fast.
LifeVest: A wearable defibrillator. It reads your electrocardiogram (ECG) continuously and provides a treatment shock if you have a life-threatening arrhythmia and become unresponsive.