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What assistance does the pacemaker manufacturer provide to cardiologists who perform implant procedures?
Specific training by the pacemaker manufacturer may also be acquired.
What should a pacemaker implant patient know about his surgeon prior to surgery?
How many pacemaker implants has the physician performed?What type of pacemaker will be implanted, univentricular or biventricular, and how many of the specific procedure has the physician performed?
Where are chin implants performed?
Chin implant insertions or direct reductions are usually performed as outpatient procedures in the surgeon's office or an ambulatory surgery center.
What are the two approaches that can be used to implant the electrode portion of a pacemaker?
Epicardial and transvenous
What is the difference between an implant and a transplant?
An implant is something placed in the body usually non-human such as a pacemaker. A transplant is body to body such as a liver.
What ar the two approaches that can be used to implant the electrode portion of a pacemaker?
Epicardial and transvenous
How many leads may be necessary in a pacemaker implant procedure?
Depending on the configuration of the pacemaker and the clinical needs of the patient, as many as three leads may be used in a pacing system.
A recovering pacemaker implant patient can expect what length of stay in the hospital?
After an implant without complications the patient can expect a hospital stay of one to five post-procedure days.
How long is the hospital stay for a pacemaker implant patient?
Patients undergoing surgical pacemaker implantation usually stay in the hospital overnight.
What heart diseases increase the chances that a patient will need a pacemaker?
A history of myocardial infarction (heart attack), congenital defect, or cardiac transplant also increases the likelihood of pacemaker implant.
Where is a pacemaker implantation performed?
In a hospital where the patient can be correctly monitored.
What potential danger exists for pacemaker implant patients using cellular phones?
A 1997 study found that cellular phones often interfere with pacemaker programming and cause irregular heart rhythm.
