Strong Heart and Vascular Center
Procedures
Implantible Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
Before Your ICD Implant
Prior to your procedure, please pay attention to the following:
- Schedule an appointment to have several routine blood tests and an electrocardiogram (EKG).
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Call the Strong Surgical Center (585-275-8256) after 4:30 p.m. the day before the procedure to find out when and where to report on the day of the procedure. Please be sure to arrive on time. View our maps to:
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Prepare a list of all current medication you are taking, how much, when you take them and when the last dose was taken.
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Inform your doctor or nurse practitioner of all medications you are currently taking. You may be asked to decrease or stop taking one or more of your medicines, but do not stop any medications unless instructed to do so.
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An ICD implant will require admission to Strong Memorial Hospital for about 2-3 days. Depending on many factors, some patients are admitted to the hospital the night before, while others arrive early the morning of the study. Either way, please do not eat or drink anything after midnight on the night before the surgery.