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The battery is sealed within the S-ICD device, so during a "battery" replacement, you will get a new device.</div> 878 </button> 879 880 881 882 <div class="bsds-nav-menu-panel js-nav-menu-panel has-header"> 883 884 <div class="bsds-nav-menu-panel-header"> 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. 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aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--medium--0 aem-GridColumn--large--9 aem-GridColumn--large--none aem-GridColumn--medium--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--small--newline aem-GridColumn--small--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--small--0 aem-GridColumn--default--6"> 1322 1323 1324 <div id="container-9d12ad1e51" class="cmp-container"> 1325 1326 1327 1328<div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--6 aem-Grid--small--6 aem-Grid--default--6 aem-Grid--xsmall--6 aem-Grid--large--9 aem-Grid--medium--6 "> 1329 1330 <div class="text aem-GridColumn--large--9 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--xsmall--6 aem-GridColumn--default--6 aem-GridColumn--small--6 aem-GridColumn--medium--6"> 1331<div data-cmp-data-layer="{"text-633d45a0df":{"@type":"ewp/components/core-platform/text","repo:modifyDate":"2023-08-06T19:23:59Z","xdm:text":"<p>Like other&nbsp;<a href=\"/content/ewp/microsites/s-icd-patient/uk/en/sudden-cardiac-arrest/treatment.html\">implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)</a>, your S-ICD continuously monitors your heart rhythm, 24 hours a day. Itâs always on call. If your S-ICD detects a heart arrhythmia (abnormal rhythm) problem, it sends out an electrical shock to correct it.</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-633d45a0df" class="cmp-text"> 1332 <p>Like other <a href="/sudden-cardiac-arrest/treatment.html">implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)</a>, your S-ICD continuously monitors your heart rhythm, 24 hours a day. Itâs always on call. If your S-ICD detects a heart arrhythmia (abnormal rhythm) problem, it sends out an electrical shock to correct it.</p> 1333 1334</div> 1335 1336 1337 1338</div> 1339<div class="text aem-GridColumn--large--9 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--xsmall--6 aem-GridColumn--default--6 aem-GridColumn--small--6 aem-GridColumn--medium--6"> 1340<div data-cmp-data-layer="{"text-abdb22b0fd":{"@type":"ewp/components/core-platform/text","repo:modifyDate":"2023-08-06T19:21:28Z","xdm:text":"<p>The experience of receiving a shock can differ for each person; some may find the shock reassuring, others may feel anxious after shock therapy is delivered. Some people recover more quickly than others. Be sure to talk with your healthcare provider so that you thoroughly understand all of the risks and benefits associated with the&nbsp;<a href=\"/content/ewp/microsites/s-icd-patient/uk/en/procedure/implantation-prep.html\">implantation of an S-ICD</a>.<br>\r\n</p>\r\n<p>Itâs possible that youâll experience a shock at some point during your time with an S-ICD. Different people feel these shocks differently. Because many patients faint or become unconscious shortly after a very fast heart rhythm starts, they do not feel these high-energy shocks. Those who are conscious sometimes describe the shock as a âkick in the chest.â The sensation lasts for a second.</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-abdb22b0fd" class="cmp-text"> 1341 <p>The experience of receiving a shock can differ for each person; some may find the shock reassuring, others may feel anxious after shock therapy is delivered. Some people recover more quickly than others. 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