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See this link about pacemakers at the end of life:
http://www.mcw.edu/fastFact/ff_111.htm
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoPacemakers don't keep you alive. They help your heart pick up pace when your running and stuff.
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∙ 12y agoAbsolutely not! The pacemaker will keep you alive when your heart is not pumping correctly, but it won't stop you from dying of entirely natural causes.
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∙ 11y agono
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How bad is it to smoke cigarettes after having pacemaker surgery?
No it does not harm the pacemaker but It will harm the heart more with continued smoking which is a good source of the damage that may have been the cause of your need for a pacemaker in the first place..
What is the meaning of VVI mode pacemaker?
pacemaker is a pacemaker
What is the meaning of VVI mode?
pacemaker is a pacemaker
Did the pacemaker have an effect on the world?
How did the pacemaker effect the world?
What are the effects of an AED to a pacemaker?
It would likely fry the pacemaker
Inplanted as treatment to control atrial fibrillation?
pacemaker
What complications occur with an old pacemaker leads left in a body after the pacemaker is replaced?
the answer is in the question. if the pacemaker is replaced the leads are used for it.
What is the technical term for your pacemaker?
The heart's "pacemaker" is the SA (sinoatrial) node.
Where is located the pacemaker?
The pacemaker is located on the outside of the right atrium.
How can electricity help you with your pacemaker?
A pacemaker delivers an electric stimulus to the heart.
What is considered the pacemaker of the heart?
The sinoatrial node is considered the pacemaker of the heart.
Who invent the artificial pacemaker?
John hopps invented the first external pacemaker. Later Earl Bakken improved this pacemaker by making it battery powered. And then Wilson Greatbatch invented the first implantable pacemaker!
