Life after Pacemaker / Living with Pacemaker
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Interventional 
Cardiologist
Apollo Hospitals, 
Indore
Dr. Sarita Rao is a Sr. Interventional Cardiologist at 
Apollo  Hospitals, Indore. She is the first female 
Interventional  Cardiologist in Central India. She is 
Fellow of American  College of Cardiology(FACC) 
and Fellow of European  Society of 
Cardiology(FESC)
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Life after Pacemaker / Living with Pacemaker
Pacemaker is small electronic device that is placed or implanted in the chest to help and 
control the heartbeat, ie. it helps to regulate the rhythm of heart. Most of the pacemakers 
are implanted to treat the symptoms that results from bradycardia (slow heart rate) which is 
caused by sick sinus syndrome on heart block. 
Pacemaker is also called as cardiac patient device and implanting a pacemaker requires a 
surgical procedure. 
Types of pacemaker:-
Pacemaker implantation procedure is generally done depending on the condition of the 
patient, some of the types of pacemaker are-
• Single chamber pacemaker- This type of pacemaker generally carries the electrical 
impulses to the right ventricle of the heart.
• Dual chamber pacemaker- This type of pacemaker generally carries electrical impulses 
to right atrium and the right ventricle of the heart, this is done to control the timing of 
contractions between both the chambers.
• Biventricular pacemaker- bi ventricular pacing is also called cardiac resynchronization 
therapy this is done for the people who have past history of heart failure and has 
heartbeat problems. this type of pacemaker is implanted to provide stimulus to both of 
the lower heart chambers to make the heartbeat more efficiently.
What pacemaker does:-
Pacemaker is generally implanted to send electric signals to the heart to control the 
heartbeat, if the heart beats are too slow (bradycardia). Basically sinus node is the natural 
pacemaker of the heart, which sends electrical impulses for heartbeat, the job of the 
peacemaker is to take over the role of sinus node artificially if it's not properly working. 
Some of the new pacemaker also have sensors in them which detects the motion of the body 
are the breathing rate and single the device to increase heart rate during exercise or as 
needed. 
After Pacemaker 
implantation:-
The pacemaker 
implantation minimally 
invasive surgery, typically 
the recovery period of 
the implantation is not 
much lengthy or difficult. 
Person might experience 
some pain at the site of 
incision for few days 
after implantation. 
For some time after the 
implantation there will be 
some activities you need to 
avoid, the healthcare provider 
will ask you to restrict vigorous 
activity or lifting heavy objects 
for like 2 to 3 weeks. The site of 
incision is completely healed 
after 2 - 3 weeks and there will 
be no further restrictions. 
During medicine period there 
are some signs of bleeding or 
infection you should watch, 
signs such as swelling, redness 
or unbearable pain, in case of 
symptoms report your health 
care provider as soon as 
possible, these complications 
are infrequent.
Tips for living with a pacemaker:-
1. Follow correct instructions of the doctor after the surgery to heal faster.
2. Continue your heart medications, don't stop them unless your doctor tells you to.
3. Avoid pressure on the site of pacemaker
4. Do not step up at metal detector for too long
5. Take precautions while using smartphones, don't keep your smartphone at the site of 
pacemaker
6. Stay away from high voltage power lines an electric disruptors
7. Always notify other doctors you have a pacemaker implantation
8. Always carry a pacemaker identification card that will help the doctor to identify and 
examine properly
Here are some of the tips that may help you to live with pacemaker and to perform your 
activities of daily living without any problem.
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