A pacemaker is sometimes used to correct slow or irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias . These arrhythmias may cause you to feel light-headed, breathless or even experience black-outs. If your heart rate is too slow, the pacemaker will send an electrical signal to the heart muscle to start a heartbeat.
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Atrial flutter (AF) is a troublesome arrhythmia for patients with an implanted pacemaker. Although it has recently become possible to eliminate AF by radiofrequency catheter ablation (RF-CA), the incidence of AF before and after pacemaker implantation has not been clarified.
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A pacemaker is a small device used to treat some arrhythmias. During an arrhythmia, the heart can beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm. Pacemakers send electrical pulses to help your heart beat at a normal rate and rhythm .
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Pacemakers are used to treat a slow heart rate (bradycardia) that can happen in people who have atrial fibrillation . You may need a pacemaker if: You have atrial fibrillation that comes and goes.
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Effect of Pacing on AF in Patients With Bradycardia Observational studies have suggested that the incidence of AF is between 0% and 3% per year in patients with dual-chamber pacemakers as compared with an incidence of 6% to 15% per year in patients with single-chamber ventricular pacemakers.
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Treatment Overview The pacemaker does not treat atrial fibrillation itself . The pacemaker is used to treat a slow heart rate (bradycardia) that happens in some people who have atrial fibrillation.
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