Whats a Pace-Maker?

[Titch]

well as most of u know bout my heart problem, the doctor was talking to my mum yestarday about me having a pace maker?

what is a pace maker?

[Nixt]

A Pacemaker is basically something that goes into your chest to ensure that the heart's beats at a consistent and adequate heart rate, it does this by sending out electrical impulses into the heart.

[Titch]

A Pacemaker is basically something that goes into your chest to ensure that the heart's beats at a consistent and adequate heart rate, it does this by sending out electrical impulses into the heart.

Thats sounds like its going to hurt :( hopefully it wont come to having to have one :( + Rep for help.

[Ella]

It shouldn't hurt in the long term.
As it is, in your heart there are 'control points' which send out electrical signals - the pace maker will simply override this and ensure your heart beats 'normally'.

[PappaLou]

well as most of u know bout my heart problem, the doctor was talking to my mum yestarday about me having a pace maker?

what is a pace maker?

i have a heart problem but i don't need a pacemaker :S

[benjamin]

i have a heart problem but i don't need a pacemaker :S
:S
there are different kinds of heart problems. :rolleyes:

[Favourtism]

Thing is signals can interfere with them. Well with lots of things. Just this minute it said in my Wii instruction manual that it can interfere with PaceMakers.

Krusty the clown has one on the Simpsons :P

[JackHb]

well as most of u know bout my heart problem, the doctor was talking to my mum yestarday about me having a pace maker?

what is a pace maker?

Surely your doctor and mum should be explaing this to you see'ing as though it is your health not theirs.

[Titch]

Surely your doctor and mum should be explaing this to you see'ing as though it is your health not theirs.

The doctor was disscussing this with my mum saying i may need it but not to worry becuase they wont know untill my 112 hour ESG (Moving one).

And if so i wont be able to use my wii. i also have to be put to sleep wen go dentist becuase as its a vaowle problem there machinary can get it off or sumin>,>?

[Aflux]

It's keyhole surgery, you'll be awake and won't feel a thing.

[Ella]

i have a heart problem but i don't need a pacemaker :S

There are a hundred types of heart problem. Yours is probobly different.


It's keyhole surgery, you'll be awake and won't feel a thing.

With heart keyhole, they normally just make very very small incisions in your shoulder and leg.

[Sammeth.]

I think this should help with, in simple terms, what it is.

A pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the heart's natural pacemaker) is a medical device which uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes contacting the heart muscles, to regulate the beating of the heart. The primary purpose of a pacemaker is to maintain an adequate heart rate, either because the heart's native pacemaker is not fast enough, or there is a block in the heart's electrical conduction system. Modern pacemakers are externally programmable and allow the cardiologist to select the optimum pacing modes for individual patients. Some combine a pacemaker and implantable defibrillator in a single implantable device. Others have multiple electrodes stimulating differing positions within the heart to improve synchronisation of the lower chambers of the heart.

[siz]

Pace-Makers are not bad but i was useing wireless on my psp once in town looking for other psp users that had grand theft auto and somone who i think had a pace maker started juttering and when i turned wireless off she stopped so i truend it on again and it started so i was confused, but whe i looked it up on the internet i found out psp wireless messes up pacemakers and i could of killed her, so i guss thats no psp wireless if you own or are planning to get a psp.

[reindeer.]

i have a heart problem but i don't need a pacemaker :S
join the crew :(