Pacemaker
By Centro Medico Excel
Posted on 02/14/2012
Posted on 02/14/2012
Pacemaker implantation is a procedure to put a small, battery-operated device called a pacemaker into your chest, to help your heart beat regularly.
This is a minor surgical procedure that is usually performed under a local anesthetic (the area is numbed but you are awake during the operation).
See the sections below for more information.
· Why is it necessary?
· How a pacemaker works?
· Setting the pacemaker
· Storing information
· Which pacemaker?
· Alternative treatment options
· Preparing for your pacemaker implantation
· How a pacemaker is fitted?
· Testing and setting the pacemaker
· Risks of pacemaker implantation
· Will the pacemaker improve my quality of life?
· Recovering from pacemaker implantation
