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524        <a data-cmp-clickable class="bsds-nav-link js-nav-link" href="/sudden-cardiac-arrest/definition.html">What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest?</a>
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533    <li class="bsds-nav-item js-nav-item">
534        <a data-cmp-clickable class="bsds-nav-link js-nav-link" href="/sudden-cardiac-arrest/causes-risk-factors.html">Causes and Risk Factors</a>
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544        <a data-cmp-clickable class="bsds-nav-link js-nav-link" href="/sudden-cardiac-arrest/signs-symptoms.html">Symptoms</a>
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573      <div class="bsds-nav-link-text">Learn the S-ICD Difference</div>
574      <div class="bsds-nav-link-description">During your visits with your doctor, you may have talked about the benefits of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD device.</div>
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580    
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582            <p class="bsds-nav-menu-panel-title">Learn the S-ICD Difference</p>
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632      <div class="bsds-nav-link-text">Implant Procedure</div>
633      <div class="bsds-nav-link-description">You may have questions about the procedure, including what’s involved, how to prepare for the procedure, and what to expect from the recovery process. This section will give you answers.</div>
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682        <a data-cmp-clickable class="bsds-nav-link js-nav-link" href="/procedure/icd-questions.html">Questions for Your Doctor About the Procedure</a>
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701      <div class="bsds-nav-link-text">Living with an S-ICD</div>
702      <div class="bsds-nav-link-description">Learn more about what you can expect from living with a subcutaneous ICD.</div>
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709        <div class="bsds-nav-menu-panel-header">
710            <p class="bsds-nav-menu-panel-title">Living with an S-ICD</p>
711            <p class="body-subtle">Learn more about what you can expect from living with a subcutaneous ICD.</p>
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721                <div class="bsds-nav-link-text"> Patient Stories</div>
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744        <a data-cmp-clickable class="bsds-nav-link js-nav-link" href="/living-with/patient-stories/checkup.html">Checkup (about 6 months after surgery)</a>
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876      <div class="bsds-nav-link-text">S-ICD Box Change</div>
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882  <div class="bsds-nav-menu-panel js-nav-menu-panel has-header">
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885            <p class="bsds-nav-menu-panel-title">S-ICD Box Change</p>
886            <p class="body-subtle">The S-ICD change out procedure is simple. The battery is sealed within the S-ICD device, so during a &#34;battery&#34; replacement, you will get a new device.</p>
887            <a href="/s-icd-box-change.html" class="body-subtle bsds-nav-menu-panel-header-link">Learn More</a>
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949        <a data-cmp-clickable class="bsds-nav-link js-nav-link" href="/s-icd-box-change/patient-experience/just-a-matter-of-pushing-a-button.html">Just a matter of pushing a button</a>
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