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What is Pacemakers?

A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that prevents the heart from beating too slowly. You need surgery to get a pacemaker. The device is placed under the skin near the collarbone.

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  • Extreme fatigue.
  • Dizziness or feeling lightheaded.
  • Unexplained fainting.
  • Mental confusion.
  • Pulse rate under 90.
  • Heart palpitations or fluttering sensations.
  • Muscle weakness in your arms and legs.
  • Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or chest pains.
  • Pneumothorax.
  • Wound infection.
  • Pericarditis.
  • Skin erosion.
  • Lead dislodgment.
  • Hematoma.
  • Failure to sense, capture or output.
  • Pacemaker mediated tachycardia.

The most common reason people get a pacemaker is their heart beats too slowly (called bradycardia), or it pauses, causing fainting spells or other symptoms. In some cases, the pacemaker may also be used to prevent or treat a heartbeat that is too fast (tachycardia) or irregular.

  • The lead gets pulled out of position.
  • The battery of the pulse generator fails.
  • The circuits that control the pacemaker are damaged after being exposed to strong magnetic fields.
  • The pacemaker has not been properly programmed.

In some cases, the pacemaker may also be used to prevent or treat a heartbeat that is too fast (tachycardia) or irregular. These problems may be caused by: Problems with electrical signaling in your heart. Beta blockers, which are medicines to lower blood pressure but also can slow your heartbeat too much.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

Pacemakers are usually implanted as a permanent treatment. But they're sometimes used as a temporary measure to stabilize heart rhythms in people recovering from a heart attack, heart surgery or a medication overdose that slowed their heart rate.

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How is it treated?

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The cardiologist will make a 5 to 6cm (about 2 inch) cut just below your collarbone, usually on the left side of the chest, and insert the wires of the pacemaker (pacing leads) into a vein. The pacing leads are guided along the vein into the correct chamber of your heart using X-ray scans.

 

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