implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement 2020-01-20T16:54:00Z UMLS_CUI:C0162589 NCIt:C93238 implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement Implantation of a battery-powered device that is placed under the skin (typically in the left upper chest) with electrode wires that lead into the heart (typically lodging in the apex or septum of the right ventricle). The device can detect abnormal heart rhythms and deliver low-energy or high-energy shocks to interrupt malignant arrhythmia and thereby prevent sudden death. ICD placement cardiac device implantation