Pacemaker
There are cases when a person experiences arrhythmia-a deviation from or of the normal heart rhythm. Fatigue and fainting are few instances when a person experiences arrhythmia. Arrhythmia occurs when the sequence of the heart’s function is interrupted or disturbed. This can be caused by faulty signaling in the heart. Our heart has its own system that regulates and controls the speed and rhythm of our heartbeat. The electrical signals, that travel throughout the heart cause the contraction and pumping of blood in the heart. When the function becomes abnormal, or a person may experience slow or fast hear rhythm causing the person to gasp for breath or feel suffocation.
Pacemakers can revitalize the active lifestyle of a person with arrhythmia. This small device is positioned under the chest or abdomen to control abnormal heart rhythms. A pacemaker can speed up a slow heartbeat, normalize an abnormal or fast rhythm, control the function of the ventricles to make sure they contract normally, and coordinate the electrical signaling between the upper and the lower chamber. A pacemaker can be temporary or permanent depending on the need of the patient. A permanent pacemaker is implanted until the condition normalizes.
Nowadays, modern pacemakers can have many important functions. Modern pacemakers can monitor the heart’s electrical activity and the rhythm of the heart, monitor blood pressure, breathing, and other factors that could have an effect on your heart’s function. This device can also make adjustments in the activity of the heart rate when necessary.
