His findings led to the artificial pacemaker and, in the 1980s, the implantabledefibrillator, spawning the multibillion dollar "heart-rhythm management" industry.
Another option for some, such as those with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, is an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
对于一些人，比如说那些患肥厚性心肌病的人，另一个方法则是植入一个心律转复除颤器(ICD)。
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MedWire News: The likelihood of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead failure increases over time, reaching an annual rate of 20% by 10 years, results of a long-term follow-up study show.