A pacemaker is a small device that's placed under the skin of your chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate.
Pacemakers are used to treat heart rhythms that are too slow, fast, or irregular.These abnormal heart rhythms are called arrhythmias (ah-RITH-me-ahs). Pacemakers can relieve some symptoms related to arrhythmias, such as fatigue (tiredness) and fainting. A pacemaker can help a person who has an abnormal heart rhythm resume a more active lifestyle.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pace/pace_whatis.html
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Do you have a pacemaker?
ReplyDeleteyes i do. Are you thinking you need one.
ReplyDeletedo you live in South Africa just wondering?
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