Chest x ray cardiac pacemaker in situ
An x ray of a patient with a cardiac pacemaker in situ A pacemaker is a small battery powered device that is implanted permanently into the body The pacemaker monitors the electrical impulses in the heart and when needed delivers electrical stimuli to make the heart beat contract in a more normal rhythm A pacemaker is used when the heart beats too slowly bradycardia or has other abnormal rhythms arrhythmias In some cases pacemakers are also used to treat the symptoms of heart failure
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Keywords: 021107, arrhythmias, beating, bradycardia, cardiac, chest, electrical, failure, health, healthcare, heart, heartbeat, impulses, medical, pacemaker, pacer, pacing, ray, rhythm, stimuli, stimulus, thoracic, xray
