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cardiac pacemakers Book Abstract

Author : Dr. R.S.Khandpur
Abstract by : niids
Visits : 17  words: 300   Published: February 06, 2008
"Pacemaker" is an instrument used to provide proper pacing to heart i.e. this instrument provides stimulation impulses to heart muscle when natural Pacemaker of heart(sino-atrial node) is not properly functioning.it has basically two parts:

1) An electronic unit to generate stimulating impulses and is known as pulse generator.It generates impulses of known rate and amplitude.

2) The lead that carries these impulses to heart.it has termination which connects to pulse generator and insulation conductors which interface with electrodes and terminate within the heart.


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