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What's a cardiac pacemaker for?
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Pacemaker : Ensures heart rate will not go below a certain set rate.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Treating slow rhythm: A pacemaker keeps the heart rate above a certain limit, which is programmable. It cannot treat heart rates that are already too high. Dealing with fast rhythms requires a different approach.
Answered 12/30/2017
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