Once the pacemaker and wire is connected, the device will automatically read your heart rate and send out impulses to adjust the rate to a normal pace. The insertion site will be covered with a dressing to make sure it stays in place. On the outside of your body, the wire is attached to the pacemaker, which will be placed in a pouch or attached to your hospital gown. Once in place, the needle is removed, leaving the wire in the heart.
Under X-ray guidance, your cardiologist will insert the catheter and wind it to the heart. This is normally inserted in a neck or groin vein.
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Your skin will be cleaned and a numbing medication applied at the site where the catheter will be inserted. Prior to the procedure, you will be given a sedative through an intravenous (IV) line in your arm. If your symptoms do not improve, your cardiologist may recommend a permanent pacemaker be implanted. The pacemaker will stay in place until your heart rate is stabilized, typically for just a few days. A temporary pacemaker is used in these instances, such as when you have a change in heart rate from open-heart surgery, heart attack, infection, medication or other issues.
In other cases, a pacemaker is only needed for a short time when the heart needs help in regulating its function.
Some pacemakers are implanted into your chest to provide long-term benefits. When your heart cannot regulate this function, a pacemaker provides the electrical charge - which you will not feel – to keep the heart contracting and pumping lifesaving blood throughout your body. Your heart releases electrical pulses that help the muscle contract and release blood. It can improve an irregular heartbeat when heart is beating too quickly (called tachycardia) or too slowly (called bradycardia). A pacemaker is a small electronic device that keeps your heart beating at a regular rate.
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