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Can someone have rotator cuff surgery if they have a pacemaker? the surgery would be where the pacemaker in implanted? please help
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Yes: Pacemakers are located more medial and more superficial than the rotator cuff. It would be very unlikely that will present any problem to the surgeon. Let him know you have a pacemaker. You also need to find out from your cardiologist if you are pacemaker "dependent" because if you are, there are a couple of precautions to be taken.
Answered 7/18/2018
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