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| Pacemaker Temporary | | | | - Single Chamber Heart Pacemaker - This kind of |
| Why is a Heart Pacemaker required ? | | | | device has one lead to carry signals to and from one |
| A Heart Pacemaker is used to stabilize dangerously | | | | chamber of your heart, either the right atrium or, |
| slow heart beats (bradycardia) (less than 60 beats | | | | more commonly, the right ventricle. |
| per minute). Slow heart beats can result from | | | | |
| metabolic abnormalities, blocked arteries to the | | | | - Dual Chamber Heart Pacemaker - This kind of Heart |
| heart's conduction system, Sick Sinus Syndrome or | | | | Pacemaker has 2 leads and can monitor and deliver |
| SA node dysfunction (commonly caused by | | | | impulses to either or both of the heart chambers. |
| congenital heart defects, illnesses, cardiotoxic drugs, | | | | |
| the natural aging process, or scar tissue from a heart | | | | - Adaptive-Rate Heart Pacemaker or Rate-responsive |
| attack), heart block or cardiac surgery. Because of | | | | Heart Pacemaker - This kind of Heart Pacemaker |
| this, the heart is not able to meet the body's | | | | automatically increases the pacing rate to meet the |
| demands, resulting in symptoms such as dizziness, | | | | body's changing need. |
| extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, or fainting | | | | |
| spells. Whatever the cause of symptomatic | | | | How does the Heart Pacemaker work ? |
| bradycardia, a pacemaker can keep the heart beating | | | | The pacemaker consists of four major components : |
| at a rate that allows to continue living a normal life. | | | | Batteries : - The Heart Pacemaker operates with 2 |
| What are the different kinds of Heart Pacemakers ? | | | | lithium batteries. |
| Heart Pacemaker can be : - | | | | Sensing component : - This component of Artificial |
| Permanent (internal) Heart Pacemaker : - This kind of | | | | Heart Pacemaker senses whether the heart is |
| Heart Pacemaker is implanted in a small pocket under | | | | generating a normal heart beat or not. If the sensing |
| your skin and is meant to be left in there for the | | | | component senses that the heart is not generating a |
| rest of your life. | | | | natural heart beat, then the Heart Pacemaker takes |
| Temporary (external) Heart Pacemaker : - This is | | | | over this function and will send an electrical impulse to |
| used for initial stabilization of the patient during a | | | | initiate a heartbeat. |
| cardiac crisis. | | | | Pacing component : - This component of Artificial |
| | | | | Heart Pacemaker sends the electrical impulse to |
| Temporary Pacemaker | | | | generate a normal heart beat. |
| - Temporary pacemaker insertion is necessary for | | | | Programming component : - This component of |
| short term treatment of a slow heart rate which is | | | | Artificial Heart Pacemaker is a computerized |
| causing symptoms, such as dizziness or a drop in | | | | monitoring device which can adjust the settings of |
| blood pressure. It is a small catheter with a pacing | | | | the Heart Pacemaker |
| electrode on the tip which is inserted through a | | | | |
| vessel in the groin or neck. | | | | Please log on to: |
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| - The pacing catheter is advanced into the heart and | | | | |
| programmed to stimulate the heart to beat at a | | | | We Care Core Values |
| more regular rhythm. This is a temporary measure, | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| and in some cases precedes a permanent pacemaker | | | | you as the centre. |
| implant. | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| - Demand Heart Pacemaker - This kind of Heart | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| Pacemaker has an inbuilt sensing device which senses | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| when the heart beat is too slow and turns the signal | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| on. Once the heart beat is above a certain level, it | | | | patients our patient care standards are unmatched |
| automatically turns the signal off. | | | | across the sub continent. |