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Directory1.comPager-sized pacemakers rest just under the collarbone to stimulate hearts that beat too slowly.
http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/treatments/pacemakers.asp
Pacemakers - what they are and do, how they are implanted and followed, and complications
http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/arrhythmias/a/pacemakers.htm
CHFpatients.com - Pacemakers designed for people with heart failure - explained in plain English.
http://www.chfpatients.com/implants/pacemakers.htm
A small device run by a battery that helps the heart beat in a regular rhythm.
http://texasheart.org/HIC/Topics/Proced/pacemake.cfm
This year, over 175,00 pacemakers will be implanted in patients in the United States. These devices are taken almost for granted, yet they are remarkable pieces of equipment.
http://www.heartpoint.com/pacerintro.html
There are about 3 million people worldwide with pacemakers, and each year 600 000 pacemakers are implanted. With rare exception, implantation of a pacemaker does not change the recipient’s activities or lifestyle.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/105/18/2136
ACC/AHA Guidelines for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices: Executive Summary : A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Pacemaker Implantation) -- Gregoratos et al. 97 (13): 1325 -- Circulation
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/1325
The summary for the published technology appraisal on bradycardia - dual chamber pacemakers. It links to the published guidance and key documents.
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA88
Additional information on this subject and related topics can be found in back issues of QST.
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pacemaker.html
HeartInfo.org provides the latest news and information on cardiovascular conditions, diseases, and treatments, fitness and nutrition tips, women's health, risk factors, heart-health tools and quizzes, clinical trials, and tests.
http://www.heartinfo.org/ms/guides/1/main.html
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