Scottsdale Healthcare is testing a new under-the-skin device that uses an electrical shock to interrupt possibly fatal heart rhythms, restoring a normal heartbeat for patients at high risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The first Arizona patient received the device at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center. The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator uses life-saving electrical impulses under the skin near the heart, instead of placing electrical wires through veins to access the heart used in conventional methods.

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