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What is cardiac pacing?

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Maintains heart rate: The normal heart rate is roughly between 60 to 100 beats per minute. For some, there is difficulty in maintaining adequate heart rates for a variety of reasons. In these patients especially the symptomatic ones, a cardiac pacemaker may have to be implanted.

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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RHYTHYM Support: Pacing and pacemakers have been with us decades now. For individuals with low pulse/ heart block a fib etc symptoms of syncope or death can occur. Electrical wires can be placed trans venous or on occasion trans thoracic to the heart surfaces. These are tested for best thresholds, and attached to selelected pacemaker/acid or device with battery internalized to send stimulus to the h.

Answered 7/7/2014

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