PreOp® Patient Education Permanent Pacemaker Implant Surgery
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Uploaded on Nov 10, 2007
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Your doctor has recommended that you receive a permanent pacemaker implanted in your body. But what does that actually mean?
The heart is located in the center of the chest, enclosed by the breast bone and rib cage. By contracting in a rhythmic way, it causes the blood in your body to circulate.
A normally functioning heart beats at a rate of between 60 and 100 contractions per minute.
These contractions are triggered by a small piece of heart tissue called the SA node. The SA node generates a small electrical signal that is transmitted by nerves to the surrounding muscle. These electrical impulses are what cause the heart muscle to contract.
In some people, the SA node fails to cause the heart to contract with its normal rhythm, causing an abnormal heartbeat or arrhythmia. The most common form of arrhythmia, for which pacemaker surgery is often recommended, is bradyarrythymia - or slow heart rate.
There are a number of reasons why you may have developed an arrhythmia, but in most cases the problem is caused by a disruption in the SA node or in the system of nerves that conducts electrical signals to the heart muscle.
A pacemaker is a device that is designed to provide an electrical signal to the heart muscle and to help it maintain a proper rhythm. There are several types of pacemakers and the particular model selected for you will be based on your specific condition. But all pacemakers share a common design.
Your pacemaker will consist of two major pieces . . . a small metal box that contains a battery and other electronic components and an insulated wire, called a lead, which will carry the electrical impulses from the pacemaker to the heart.
Your pacemaker will be permanently implanted in your chest and, depending on your condition, either one or two leads will be attached to the heart muscle.
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CloggedLacrimalGland 5 months ago
I want to fucking kick you too.
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iwanttokickyou 1 year ago
can you maybe change the title to "what is a pacemaker?" cause that literally said NOTHING about the surgery, other than "it's placed in the chest". -_-
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akambati 1 year ago
very useful
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dylan miles 1 year ago
cool
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kingerlys 1 year ago
Me too! Fully Loaded! xD
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kingerlys 1 year ago
@GabeForSale2K Its true.... You cant be there, lets just say pacemaker and MRI machines love each other very much. lol
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kingerlys 1 year ago
My pacemake/defibrillator made a sound signalling that the battery needed to be change, the next week I had my pacemaker change,
Doctors also check on the battery so they tell you around when to change it....
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JessieLee10 1 year ago
It's called an "Operation" My pop has had a "PaceMaker" for over 6 years, and a few days ago he got a new Battery, I know this isn't much information, but atleast i explained, Take care
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MedicalTrip 1 year ago
nicely explained.....
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Thomas Climer 1 year ago
scheduled doctors appointments to check on it
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