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Pacemaker for bradycardia
Historically, pacemakers have been used to treat slow heart rates by sensing when the heart rate falls below a certain rate and then pacing the heart to increase it to a set rate. But newer rate-responsive pacemakers can alter the heart rate to a faster or slower rate based on your activity.
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: June 18, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine John M. Miller, MD - Electrophysiology | |
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