cardiovascular disorders
Cardiac Pacemakers
Introduction
The need for treatment of Overview of Arrhythmias depends on the symptoms and the seriousness of the arrhythmia. Treatment is directed at causes. If necessary, direct antiarrhythmic therapy, including Pacemakers sense electrical events and respond when necessary by delivering electrical stimuli to the heart. Permanent pacemaker leads are placed via thoracotomy or transvenously, but some temporary emergency pacemaker leads can be placed on the chest wall. Pacemaker functionality also is included in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICD) . Filmed on location and with the assistance of the Einstein Center for Clinical Competence, Einstein Healthcare Network, Charles Bortle, EdD, Director. © Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. This video is for personal informational use. Users are prohibited from copying, reproducing, licensing, subscribing, selling, leasing or distributing this video. This x-ray shows a patient with a pacemaker in the left upper chest with leads in the right atrium (1) and right ventricle (2). © 2017 Elliot K. Fishman, MD. 