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Pacemaker Function

Pacemakers consist of a pager-sized housing device that contains a battery and the electronic circuitry that runs the device, along with one or two long thin electrical wires that travel from the pacemaker housing device to the heart. The housing device is implanted below the skin in the shoulder area. The thin wires, which can conduct electrical impulses, are then threaded from the housing device through a vein that runs in the chest, to the heart.
In some patients, only...Read the full article