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A pacemaker is a small surgically implantable device which can control the heart's rhythm when it beats too slowly. Current pacemakers can be implanted in less than one hour and require only a small incision to place the control device and battery under the skin. Most pacemakers will last 5-10 years before battery replacement is necessary. Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty -- Coronary artery atherosclerosis can occlude blood flow to the heart muscle. ...
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A device used primarily to correct some types of bradycardia, or slow heart rhythms. The pacemaker is implanted in the body, usually below the collarbone, where it monitors the heart rhythm and supplies electrical triggers to the heart if it is beating too slowly.
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Electrical control of the heart. ARTIFICAL PACEMAKER. An electrical device which can substitute for a natural pacemaker and control the beating of the heart by a series of rhythmical electrical discharges. If the electrodes which deliver the discharges to the heart are placed on the outside of the chest it is called an external pacemaker. If they are placed within the chest wall it is called an internal pacemaker.
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