A pacemaker is a small device implanted in the chest that helps control the heartbeat. Its purpose is to keep the heart from beating too slowly. A pacemaker in the chest must be implanted surgically. A pacemaker is also referred to as a cardiac pacing device.
A pacemaker is a small device implanted in the chest that helps control the heartbeat. Its purpose is to keep the heart from beating too slowly. A pacemaker in the chest must be implanted surgically.
Implantable Cardiac Pacemaker with a single chamber. This type typically transports electrical impulses to your heart's right ventricle.
Pacemaker with two chambers. This type sends electrical impulses to your heart's right ventricle and right atrium to help control the timing of contractions between the two chambers.
Pacemaker with two ventricles. Biventricular pacing, also known as cardiac resynchronization therapy, is used to treat people who have heart failure and irregular heartbeats. This pacemaker stimulates both lower heart chambers (the right and left ventricles) to increase the heart's efficiency.
