Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Their Deactivation

The aim of this page is to raise awareness of the potential dilemmas that devices such as ICDs introduce in advanced disease management, and to promote discussion about the possibility of deactivating the defibrillator function of the ICDs in patients who are reaching the end of their life.

Click on the following links to read the relevant publications. Our thanks to the British Heart Foundation and the Arrhythmia Alliance who kindly permitted these to be published on this website.

ICD/CRD Patient Information  (848KB)

ICD/CRD Deactivation Leaflet  (963KB)

ICD in Patients Who are Reaching the End of Life  (120KB)