An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator is a device implantable inside the body, able to perform cardioversion, defibrillation, and pacing of the heart. The device is therefore capable of correcting most life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. The ICD is the first-line treatment and prophylactic therapy for patients at risk for sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Current devices can be programmed to
Ralph Macchio was the actor who played Johnny in The Outsiders. They never tell us Johnny's actual name.
The members of many small neighborhood gangs identify themselves as greasers. The main characters in The Outsiders â Ponyboy Curtis, Darry Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, Two-Bit Mathews, Steve Randle, Dally Winston, and Johnny Cade â make up a small gang of greasers. Two themes that run throughout this novel are intricately linked with gang philosophy.