Hello, I need some of you advice on this. My mommy has a low heart rate since birth. Average 45 ,47. She started seeing doctor 13 years ago, since then the doctor told her to place an implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) nevertheless, we delayed to put that till now when she is 53. She has been on medications all along. Her disease is still so stable but didn't get better than that. So what I want to know here is that should we put the ICD now? What are the pros and cons after we put the ICD in her? The doctor has been telling us but for some reasons, we want to get some advices from the ones who have experience. Thank you for reading this. Please leave me some advice. Thank You a lot.
As CWillie advises, your question really should be asked of a cardiologist, specifically whether there's any known defect and/or recall, if it's still needed, and what effect might occur and/or risks if it's not implanted.
Advice from those with experience is helpful, but we're not cardiologists and can't assess anything with the accuracy of a medical pro.
Video. https://vimeo.com/284768867
Booklet. https://patientdecisionaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ICDInfographic-4.8.19.pdf