ICDC Surrey's posts
27 Aug
Sudden death in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: a review of research from the USA
Take note but don’t worry, Dr Ian Beeton, Consultant Cardiologist writes. Many of our ICD patients will have seen recent newspaper articles with headlines from the USA such as this in The Daily Mail ‘Faulty pacemakers killing 2,000 a year: …
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9 Oct
Drugs for Heart Failure: New and Old
My patients have been asking me about the new ‘wonder-drug’ for heart failure, as reported in the ‘Daily Mail’, so I am sure they have been asking you the same thing. The drug is LCZ696* (angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor) and in …
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29 Apr
Your ICD and the DVLA
Driving restrictions / Contacting the DVLA You can find the DVLA ‘At a glance’ guide here. One of our members has spent many hours attempting to determine the most straightforward and simple way to inform the DVLA following your device …
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9 Aug
Skiing, hiking and ICDs
ICDC Surrey is the support group for patients who have implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and their families. We are based at St Peters Hospital, Chertsey, but members are welcome from Royal Surrey County Hospital, Epsom Hospital, Frimley Park Hospital and East …
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29 Apr
ICDs and airport security
This information was provided by MHRA to ICDC Surrey for our patients, regarding the use of airport security body scanners and implanted electronic medical devices such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and neurostimulators. During their travels air passengers will encounter …
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24 Apr
Travel with an ICD – just do it!
One of our patients writes about travelling with an ICD. Having been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and having an ICD implanted is not really good news. In the great scheme of things its probably means my days on this earth …
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7 Mar
Exercising with an ICD
Research has shown that regular exercise and physical activity have numerous benefits for people fitted with an ICD. These include improving your heart and lung function, increasing life expectancy as well as boosting your confidence and energy levels. One of …
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