In the event that you have a condition called bradycardia, also called a sluggish heartbeat, you and your PCP might conclude an implantable heart gadget called a pacemaker is the ideal choice for you. A pacemaker reestablishes the heart’s cadence, by conveying small electrical messages to the heart to build the pulse, which frees the side effects from bradycardia.

At the point when individuals allude to a pacemaker, they are really examining a pacing framework, which incorporates the pacemaker and leads.

✓ A pacemaker is a little gadget that is embedded under the skin, most frequently beneath the collarbone on the left or right half of your chest. The pacemaker constantly screens your heart, and in the event that it distinguishes a sluggish pulse, it conveys little, imperceptible electrical signs to address it.

✓ Leads are slight, delicate, protected wires about the size of spaghetti noodles. The leads return information about the heart’s natural activity to the pacemaker and carry the pacemaker’s electrical impulse to your heart.