If you understand what happens when you’re diagnosed with heart failure, your treatment plan will make more sense to you. How a Healthy Heart Works Your heart pumps oxygen-rich blood and nutrients all over your body. What Happens with Heart Failure Your heart is unable to pump the blood your body needs to function. This […]
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Pacemakers and ICDs
In an effort to fix abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, and allow your heart to beat more efficiently, you doctor may suggest a device implant. The most common of these are pacemakers and implantable cardioverter/defibrillators (ICDS); these are implanted in the cardiac cath lab or during surgery. Pacemakers: These are small implanted devices meant to correct […]