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How would a pacemaker affect someone after aortic valve replacement surgery?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Control pulse rate: Pacemakers are electrical stimulators used for bradycardia-slow pulse rate. After some cardiac operations, as well as spontaneous dysrhythymias-, slow and dangerous rates can occur. Pacemaker implants have become common and generally quite safe.

Answered 4/7/2013

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Synchronization: Allows for optimal heart function in the presence of complete heart block, sick sinus syndrome, chonotropic incompetence, symptomatic bradycardia to include some.

Answered 1/14/2021

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