PreOp® Patient Education Permanent Pacemaker Implant Surgery

Sun, Jul 12, 2009

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www.PreOp.com Patient ED @ 617-379-1582 INFO Your doctor has recommended that you receive a permanent pacemaker implanted in your body. But what does that actually mean? The heart is located in the center of the chest, enclosed by the breast bone and rib cage. By contracting in a rhythmic way, it causes the blood in your body to circulate. A normally functioning heart beats at a rate of between 60 and 100 contractions per minute. These contractions are triggered by a small piece of heart …

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25 Comments For This Post

  1. happilylil Says:

    I am so impressed with Levodyn, it really made my blood pressure at normal level. it’s really great.

  2. crazybeavers155 Says:

    3 years

  3. mypacemaker Says:

    Are you still concerned about having a pacemaker? Maybe I can help with any questions you have.

  4. mypacemaker Says:

    I had a pacemaker/defibrulator implanted 8 months ago, and my battery has a life of 10 years remaining. It depends on the model and how much usage it gets (how often your heart needs to have the corrections)

  5. fabytoescamarao Says:

    maybe 5 or 6 years, if you do sport every day, if you don’t do so many sport it can last 10 years or more

  6. mammoset Says:

    It depands on how frequent your heart has to be paced. Basically it last for 5 years to even more.

  7. vinaychatlani Says:

    How long does the battery last for?

  8. busypunk83 Says:

    my niece that i love has a pacemaker

  9. DeathNitee Says:

    0:38 Looks like a steak.

  10. guitargod667 Says:

    years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids’ room, the father said,”Take the kids and get out of the house. We’ll call the police, we don’t have a clown statue.” The “clown statue” is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don’t post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand
    Sorry!
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  11. snapywrist Says:

    no i like not use a gun and i can swin all day

  12. J1211C Says:

    I’m 47, have techcardia often and a first degree AV block. Docs are saying that they can fix the techcardia issue with an oblation, however, they believe the it is highly likely that I’ll need a pacemaker if I opt to go through with this. I’ve been battling off these arithimyia issues…When they kick in I can only sit and do nothing. I’m “tired” of that, but scared of a pacemaker. Probably because I don’t know anything about it. Is there anyone here who can give me some imput?

  13. tonymarino71 Says:

    I think both, his penis and IQ.

  14. johnhasaname Says:

    thank you.I always wanted to know what this term was.great

  15. iwuvjames10 Says:

    I have a pacemaker they give u this stuff that nocks u out but u kinda act weird tho im 12 and Ive had 1 for 12 years so yeah its not reallyscary having 1 tho

  16. mellowmushgrapetripp Says:

    let me talk to your mother

  17. junglecrazd1 Says:

    is your penis as small as the pace maker? or just your iq?

  18. mellowmushgrapetripp Says:

    i have a penis

  19. bmj313 Says:

    Do not take the battery life too seriously. Elective replacement will depend on what algorithms have been set up by the Clinical Pacemaker Specialist. Some algo’s will suck the life out of the pacemaker but will keep you alive. Some Algo’s will allow you Pacemaker to live greater than 5yrs. Dont get too hung up it! Your Pacemaker specialist will set up algo’s that will best keep you breathing.

  20. godofphd Says:

    nowadays they had the life-long battery which meant the pacemaker recharges from the heat of patient’s body.

  21. ironchopsticks Says:

    why does this man have no penis?

  22. ironchopsticks Says:

    omg are you gonna die?

  23. daberk58 Says:

    No they do not, they need to change the batteries every 5-8 yrs depending on how much you use it. I have had mine in for 8 yrs now

  24. happydude118118 Says:

    Do they recharge it? And if so how?

  25. CHKDchick Says:

    wow this vid is really awesome my cardiologist said I will have a pacemaker by the age of 21 I am kinda scared

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