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Medical device for artificially stimulating heart contractions

For other uses, see Pacemaker (disambiguation).

This article is about the medical device that simulates the function. For the natural pacemaker in the heart, see Cardiac pacemaker.

Medical intervention

A pacemaker, also known as an artificial cardiac pacemaker, is an implantedmedical device that generates electrical pulses delivered by electrodes to one or more of the chambers of the heart. Each pulse causes the targeted chamber(s) to contract and pump blood,^[3] thus regulating the function of the electrical conduction system of the heart.

The primary purpose of a pacemaker is to maintain an even heart rate, either because the heart's natural cardiac pacemaker provides an inadequate or irregular heartbeat, or because there is a block in the heart's electrical conduction system. Modern pacemakers are externally programmable and allow a cardiologist to select the optimal pacing modes for in

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