Reid was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy shortly after he was born, and had a defibrillator implanted at age 12. After complications developed, he and his parents turned to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. For more: heart.chop.edu.
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators such as Reid's have wires called leads that are designed to deliver energy to the heart and normalize its rhythm should a dangerous arrhythmia occur. Fractured leads on Reid's defibrillator needed to be replaced. Reid had a complex, 8-hour catheterization procedure called a lead extraction at CHOP. His cardiologist, William Bonney, M.D., continues to manage Reid's care.
16 фев 2015
