A CRT-D is a special device for patients who are at a high risk of a sudden cardiac arrest. While functioning like a normal pacemaker to treat slow heart rhythms, a CRT-D device also delivers small electrical impulses to the left and right ventricles to help them contract at the same time. This helps the heart pump more efficiently.
Islam Gul, a 65-year-old Pakistani national, was recently brought to the hospital in a critical…