| Cardiac
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
A procedure using
a specialized catheter to ablate (burn)
specific areas within the heart. The development
of scar tissues in these areas can disrupt
the pathways that are necessary for the
electrical conduction that is responsible
for producing cardiac arrhythmias.
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Pacemaker
(PM)
A pacemaker is
a small implanted device that is placed
underneath your skin on the upper portion
of the chest. A pacemaker regulates your
heartbeat.
What’s
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Implantable
Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD)
This device functions
as a pacemaker. It also has the additional
capability to treat fast heart rates or
lethal rhythms by overdrive pacing and or
an internal shock. Bi-Ventricular options
are available when prescribed by your physician.
This is done primarily in Congestive Heart
Failure patients. Set up for an ICD is the
same as a pacemaker.
What’s
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