Pacemaker is a device that is used to send small electrical impulses to the heart muscle to keep the heart rate regulated or to stimulate the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles). It can also be used to treat fainting spells (syncope), congestive heart failure, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
These are implanted to help control the heartbeat. They are sometimes implanted temporarily to treat a slow heartbeat after a heart attack, surgery, or medication overdose. While other times, they are implanted permanently to correct a slow or irregular heartbeat, or in some people, to help treat heart failure.
Evolution of Pacemakers
After the introduction of a te...
