A report on Artificial cardiac pacemaker
Medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to the chambers of the heart either the upper atria, or lower ventricles to cause the targeted chambers to contract and pump blood.
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Electrocardiography
10 linksProcess of producing an electrocardiogram , a recording of the heart's electrical activity.
Process of producing an electrocardiogram , a recording of the heart's electrical activity.
Among other things, an ECG can be used to measure the rate and rhythm of heartbeats, the size and position of the heart chambers, the presence of any damage to the heart's muscle cells or conduction system, the effects of heart drugs, and the function of implanted pacemakers.
Arrhythmia
8 linksToo fast or too slow.
Too fast or too slow.
Treatments may include medications, medical procedures such as inserting a pacemaker, and surgery.
Heart
8 linksMuscular organ in most animals.
Muscular organ in most animals.
Cardiac devices in the form of pacemakers or implantable defibrillators may also be required to treat arrhythmias.
Defibrillation
6 linksTreatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach).
Treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach).
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, also known as automatic internal cardiac defibrillator (AICD), are implants similar to pacemakers (and many can also perform the pacemaking function).
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
4 linksAn implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a device implantable inside the body, able to perform defibrillation, and depending on the type, cardioversion and pacing of the heart.
Heart failure
4 linksSet of manifestations caused by the failure of the heart's function as a pump supporting the blood flow through the body.
Set of manifestations caused by the failure of the heart's function as a pump supporting the blood flow through the body.
Sometimes, depending on the cause, an implanted device such as a pacemaker or an implantable cardiac defibrillator may be recommended.
Cardiac pacemaker
4 linksInitiated by electrical impulses known as action potentials.
Initiated by electrical impulses known as action potentials.
In humans, and sometimes in other animals, a mechanical device called an artificial pacemaker (or simply "pacemaker") may be used after damage to the body's intrinsic conduction system to produce these impulses synthetically.
Heart block
3 linksDisorder in the heart's rhythm due to a fault in the natural pacemaker.
Disorder in the heart's rhythm due to a fault in the natural pacemaker.
Despite the severe-sounding name, heart block may cause no symptoms at all in some cases, or occasional missed heartbeats in other cases (which can cause light-headedness, syncope (fainting), and palpitations), or may require the implantation of an artificial pacemaker, depending upon exactly where in the heart conduction is being impaired and how significantly it is affected.
Implant (medicine)
2 linksMedical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing biological structure.
Medical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing biological structure.
In some cases implants contain electronics, e.g. artificial pacemaker and cochlear implants.
Bradycardia
5 linksSlow resting heart rate, commonly under 60 beats per minute (BPM) as determined by an electrocardiogram.
Slow resting heart rate, commonly under 60 beats per minute (BPM) as determined by an electrocardiogram.
Treatment often consists of the administration of atropine and cardiac pacing.