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A cardiac pacemaker is a group of cells within the heart that together initiate contractions and set the pace of beating. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
18
94%
Arrhythmias
4
100%
Congenital Heart Disease
4
100%
Heart Attack
2
100%
Coronary Heart Disease
2
100%
Overall, 97% (34 Members) find Pacemaker helpful
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Pacemaker Reviews

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Had pacemaker put in in June, 2009 but I still have atrial fib. No side effects
Greatly improved her quality of life!
Working / Worked
She does fine with the pacemaker. We just have to caution with sports and being around certain things.
It has worked well for the PSVT and in synchronizing the heart beat.....but not sure re: the A-Fib
working great
also helps
Appears to control durations of any attacks.
Have felt much better since the Pacemaker-ICD. Got my memory back even. Heart wasn't filling up with blood before it beat. Got one of the bad ones but the lead is working so far.
seems to be working
Working / Worked
the Pacer helps, but i developed a DVT and tachycardia!
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  3. Discussion: slow heart rate.
    I have a pacer for 9mths. Normal heart rate while most sleep is 40 beats, when I ended up in hosp. It was 19 beats, I was in for a week, lots of horri... [More]
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  5. Discussion: it is a constant battle within myself
    I was implanted with pacemaker 9mths ago. I know I should quit, my husband bitches constantly. My biggest problem is everyone I hang out with smokes i... [More]

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