ICDs are considerably more advanced and complex than pacemakers and use small computers to sense electrical activity, monitor the heart and determine when and how to apply a therapeutic shock.

For years, a treatment called electroconvulsive therapy (ect) also known as "electric shock treatment" has been used to induce seizures in anesthetized patients for therapeutic results.

Objective To study the therapeutic effect of Shenfu injection in the treatment of acute cardiogenic shock.