Trinity Health Ann Arbor has completed Michigan’s first implant of the world’s smallest device designed to help treat dangerous heart rhythm disorders. The defibrillation lead is a thin wire that connects an implantable cardioverter defibrillator to the heart.
Trinity Health Ann Arbor has completed Michigan’s first implant of the smallest device for heart rhythm treatment.
The defibrillation lead is a thin wire just under 1.6 millimeters wide. It can deliver a life-saving shock to the heart if it suddenly stops or gentle pacing if it beats too slow or too fast…