Pacemakers - How Is a Pacemaker Placed?
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The procedure may be planned ahead of time, or it may be done during an emergency (temporary pacemaker). You will be given medicine to make parts of your body numb or make you sleep during the procedure. You may receive antibiotics to prevent infection and blood thinning medicine to prevent blood clots during the procedure. Different types of pacemakers require different procedures to place them.
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- SourceUrl: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/subscribe/3441
- Syndication ID: 19303
- Language: English
- Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Date Syndication Captured: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 08:04 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 02:15 AM
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General:
Pacemaker
Heart pacing
Cardiac pacing
Arrhythmia
Conduction disorder
Bradycardia
Leadless
Transvenous
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