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Can you fly with a pacemaker
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Grenzeranswered
Cardiology 57 years experience
Speed up heart: If your heart is beating too slow, a pacemaker sends a small electric shock to the heart making it beat faster. There is a batery and some electronic ... Read More
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6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Pacemaker: A pacemaker is an electronic device which uses a lead as an antenna to sense the heart's electrical activity. It uses the same lead(s) to deliver a sm... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Charles Jostanswered
Cardiology 38 years experience
HeartRhythm or block: Pacemakers are most commonly necessary for patients with bradycardia- slow heart rate, tachycardia - fast heart rate, and heart block - when the heart... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shahin Tavackolianswered
Cardiology 25 years experience
Heart device.: A cardiac pacemaker is a device that is implanted in the chest to permanently regulate heartbeat rhythms. The pacemaker monitors the heartbeat to make... Read More
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6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Pacemaker: A pacemaker is an electronic device which uses a lead as an antenna to sense the heart's electrical activity. It uses the same lead(s) to deliver a sm... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Volkan Tuzcuanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Pacemaker : It is a device helping heart beating at certain rates in very simple terms
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Jostanswered
Cardiology 38 years experience
Battery life: Pacemakers have a battery or generator life. The device does not 'expire' but it does come to end of life and the generator or body of the pacemaker ... Read More
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6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Mark Sternanswered
Cardiology 48 years experience
The battery runs out: The battery runs out after years and the whole unit needs to be replaced.
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Volkan Tuzcuanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Pacemaker life: Usually pacemaker batteries last up to 8-10 years and then battery is depleted.
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Chris Ohanswered
Internal Medicine 23 years experience
Pacemaker clinic: You need to go to pacemaker clinic at a hospital where they will "interogate" it. You cannot do it by yourself.
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Isobeanswered
Phlebology 56 years experience
Minor surgical proce: Pacemakers are placed in a cardiac cath or surgical suite with the visual guidance of fluoroscopy (x-ray visualization). A pacing lead is placed int... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Grenzeranswered
Cardiology 57 years experience
Fixed rate: I assume you mean fixed rate pacemakers. We don't use them anymore. The very earliest pacemakers just fired at whatever rate you set them, once a seco... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Grenzeranswered
Cardiology 57 years experience
Speed up heart: If your heart is beating too slow, wires are placed into the heart and hooked to a battery which sends an electrical impulse to the heart making it co... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Jostanswered
Cardiology 38 years experience
HeartRhythm or block: The most common indicators for an implanted pacemaker are bradycardia (slow heart rate), tachycardia (fast heart rate) and heart block (when the heart... Read More
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6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Morananswered
Cardiology 26 years experience
A few things...: Keeping the heart rate from going to slow - in heart block - preventing passing out, changing how the heart muscle contracts to prevent outlow tract o... Read More
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5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Sternanswered
Cardiology 48 years experience
Yes: Yes they have metal casings and electronic insides.
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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