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How do pacemakers and defibrillators work?
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Heart Rhythm: Pacemakers control the rate of the heart's beat. Defibrillators deliver shock(s) to try to return the heart to a normal rhythm.
Answered 1/1/2015
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Electricity!: Pacemakers and defibrillators have a generator and leads or wires. Pacers help patients predominantly with bradycardia or slow heart beats and defibrillators shock the heart when a life threatening rhythm disorder is detected. Very intelligent and amazing machines!
Answered 7/31/2018
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