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Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. Summary: Most patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) now live more than seven years and those ICD patients with hereditary heart disease can live for decades, according to new research. Share:
An ICD will only shock your heart if your heartbeat gets dangerously fast. About 4 in 10 people get a shock from their ICD during the first year. About 7 in 10 people have a shock within two years.10 The shock makes their heart start pumping normally again. A shock can be very painful. It feels like a big thump in your chest, and you might stumble.