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Cardiac pacemaker

Cardiac Pacemaker: Your Heart’s Rhythm Keeper

A cardiac pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device implanted in your chest to regulate your heart rhythm. It acts like a conductor, ensuring your heart beats at a steady, healthy pace.

How Does it Work?

  • Leads: Thin wires connect the pacemaker to your heart.
  • Pulse Generator: This contains a battery and a computer chip that monitors and controls your heart rate.
  • Sensing: The pacemaker constantly checks your heart’s electrical activity.
  • Stimulating: If your heart rate drops below a preset level, the pacemaker sends electrical impulses to stimulate your heart and make it beat faster.

Who Needs a Pacemaker?

  • Slow heart rate (bradycardia)
  • Heart block (electrical signals not traveling properly)
  • Sick sinus syndrome (irregular heartbeat)
  • Fainting (syncope) due to slow heart rate

Types of Pacemakers:

  • Single-chamber: Stimulates one chamber of the heart.
  • Dual-chamber: Stimulates both upper and lower chambers of the heart.
  • Biventricular: Coordinates the contraction of both lower chambers for better blood flow

( for heart failure)

  • Resynchronization therapy: Combines pacing and defibrillation (ICD) for certain conditions.

Pacemaker Implantation:

  • Performed under local anesthesia or general anesthesia.
  • Takes about 1-2 hours.
  • Tiny incision made in the upper chest.
  • Leads inserted through the incision and placed on the heart.
  • Pacemaker placed under the skin, usually near the collarbone.

Living with a Pacemaker:

  • Most people live normal, active lives.
  • Regular checkups needed to monitor pacemaker function.
  • Avoid strong magnets and medical equipment that can interfere.
  • Certain activities may require precautions (e.g., metal detectors).

Talk to your doctor if you experience:

  • Slow heart rate
  • Dizziness or fainting
  • Unusual  chest pain
  • Swelling or redness near the pacemaker site

Prices

USA: Estimates suggest the cost of pacemaker implantation can range from $15,000 to $75,000, depending on the factors mentioned above.

Germany: Estimates suggest the cost in Germany can range from €10,000 to €45,000, again depending on various factors.

  • NAME OF SERVICE ADDITIONALLYPRICE, €
  • Cardiac pacemaker heart surgery 45000

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