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1. Feb 14,  · Pacemaker implantation is a procedure to put a small battery-operated device called a pacemaker into your chest. The pacemaker sends regular electrical impulses, which help keep your heart beating regularly. Having a pacemaker fitted is one of the most common types of heart procedures.

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2. Feb 28,  · A pacemaker is a small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. Pacemakers are used to treat arrhythmias (ah-RITH-me-ahs). Arrhythmias are problems with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat.

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3. How is a traditional pacemaker system implanted? A small incision, approximately 5 cm long is made in the upper chest. A lead (thin insulated wire, like spaghetti noodle) is guided through the vein into the heart. Your doctor connects the lead to the pacemaker and programs the device. The pacemaker is then inserted beneath the skin.

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4. Living with a Pacemaker By keeping your heart from beating too slowly, pacemakers can treat symptoms like fatigue, lightheadedness and fainting – and put you on the path to feeling more like yourself. Your pacemaker can allow you to get back to a more active lifestyle by automatically adjusting your heart rate to match your level of activity.

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5. A pacemaker is a small device that is placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. Find out more about who needs a pacemaker, how they work, what to expect during and after pacemaker surgery, the risks of pacemakers, their effect on lifestyle, and how to .

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6. If you are considering a pacemaker to help your heart beat as it should, then you probably have many questions. Your medical team will be able to answer all of your questions with information tailored to your specific situation. The editors of this website are doctors and nurses themselves, so they have compiled a list of questions that patients often ask them about pacemakers.

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7. Pacemakers, defibrillator A dual chamber pacemaker paces the atrium and ventricle. A biventricular pacemaker paces both ventricles. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator can function as .

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8. Sep 05,  · A cardiac pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the natural pacemaker of the heart), is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to cause the heart muscle chambers (the upper, or atria and/or the lower, or ventricles) to contract and therefore pump blood; by doing so this device replaces and/or regulates the function of the.

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9. Jan 15,  · A pacemaker is a device that helps regulate the rhythm of the heart as well as the rate at which it beats. It may be used temporarily, such as after open-heart surgery, or placed permanently with a minimally invasive procedure.

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