ABOUT PACEMAKERS
A pacemaker is a small, low-voltage implantable device that sends electrical pulses to the heart if the heart is beating too slowly. More than 4 million people worldwide have an implanted pacemaker or other cardiac rhythm management device, and an additional 700,000 patients receive the devices each year.
A pacemaker monitors the heart's rate (how fast or slow it beats) and rhythm (the pattern in which it beats), and it provides electrical stimulation when the heart beats too slowly. Pacemakers can reduce symptoms of dizziness and fatigue when brought on by a slow heart rhythm, helping patients enjoy a better quality of life.
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A lead is a thin insulated wire that is placed through the veins and into the heart as part of a pacemaker implantation procedure. The tip of the lead is attached to the heart tissue, and the other end connects to the pacemaker. The lead carries electrical impulses from the pacemaker to the heart and transmits information from the heart back to the implanted device.
Some pacemakers are referred to as "MR-conditional" or "MRI ready." This means that they are designed to allow you to safely undergo an MRI scan under certain conditions. By having a pacemaker implanted that allows MRI scans, you will have access to what many physicians consider their preferred diagnostic tool. MRI scans are considered the imaging modality that offers the most information to medical professionals when making a patient diagnosis because of the very detailed images it provides, combined with the low risk of radiation.
ABOUT ABBOTT'S CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT (CRM) TECHNOLOGIES
Abbott collaborates with world-renowned electrophysiologists, clinicians and hospital administrators to develop safe and cost-effective treatment solutions for patients in need of advanced CRM devices.
For more information about Abbott's focus on cardiac rhythm management, visit www.sjm.com/en/patients/arrhythmias.
About Abbott:
At Abbott, we're committed to helping people live their best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 94,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.
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