Implantable Defibrillators for People at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Approximately 850,000 people in the United States are at risk of sudden cardiac arrest and indicated for an implantable defibrillator device, but remain unprotected.  

Thuy Le, M.D., a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist at The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, discusses the recent advances in implantable defibrillators, who would benefit from the device and how it works to save lives.
Implantable Defibrillators for People at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Featured Speaker:
Thuy Le, MD
Dr. Le is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Electrophysiology. She is an Electrophysiologist and has been in practice in Orange County since 2004. She went to medical school at the University of Pennysylvania, and she completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. Dr. Le trained in General Cardiology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California.