NO PATIENT CARE ISSUES SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH THIS FORM.
Pacemaker Implantation
A pacemaker is a short device, about the size of a half dollar piece, that’s placed under the skin near your heart to support control your heartbeat. A pacemaker is implanted as part of what’s often referred to as “cardiac resynchronization therapy.” People may need a pacemaker for a mixture of reasons — usually expected to one of a group of conditions called arrhythmias, in which the heart’s pattern is exceptional.
Normal aging of the heart may rattle your heart rate, making it beat too deliberately. Heart muscle destruction resulting from a heart attack is another common cause of disruptions of your heartbeat. Some medications can affect your heart rate as well. For some, genetic conditions cause an unexpected heart rate. Regardless of the underlying cause of an unexpected heart rate, a pacemaker may fix it.
