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Pacemaker Therapy Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy Cardiac Resychchronization Therapy Lead Extraction Coronary Vascular Intervention Peripheral Vascular Intervention Electrophysiology BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring in practice Zero-Gravity in practice

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy

This training provides a step by step implantation of ICD devices under the advice and supervision of the responsible expert. It gives a deep insight into implantation techniques and skills. Bersides the technical functionality, the participant will also exercise programming and follow-up with patients.

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Training Topics (to be adjusted to individual needs)

  • Indication, patient case review and preparation
  • Explanation of device(s) and lead(s) choices
  • Explanation of the anatomical and technical procedures
  • Surgical techniques (pocket preparation, puncturing, cut-down)
  • Lead positioning and replacement
  • Intraoperative measurements
  • Tips and Tricks of successful implantations
  • Typical complications and recommendations to avoid interactions
  • Trouble shooting of several ICD problems
  • Optimization and individual programming
  • Patient follow-up
  • Hands-on training according to requirements and availability

Preceptorship Centers

Clinical training centers offering “Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy”

Clinic City Country
St. Johannes Hospital Dortmund Dortmund Germany DETAILS
National Research Cardiac Surgery Center Astana Republic of Kazakhstan DETAILS
Heart Center Brandenburg Bernau Germany DETAILS
Caritas Hospital Pankow Berlin Germany DETAILS
Vivantes Am Urban Hospital Berlin Germany DETAILS
National Cardiovascular Institute Bratislava Bratislava Slovakia DETAILS
Semmelweis University Budapest Budapest Hungary DETAILS
Budweis Hospital Budweis Czech Republic DETAILS
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) Prague Czech Republic DETAILS
German Heart Center, Cardiology Department Berlin Germany DETAILS
DRK Klinik Köpenick Berlin Germany DETAILS
Silesian Center for Heart Disease Zabrze Zabrze Poland DETAILS
St. Georg Hospital Leipzig Germany DETAILS
Elisabeth Essen Hospital Essen Germany DETAILS
German Heart Center Munich München Germany DETAILS
Harzklinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben Quedlinburg Germany DETAILS