心脏起搏器-HealthInformationTranslations.PDF

Pacemaker A pacemaker is a small device that helps control your heart rate by: • Speeding up the heart rate when it is too slow • Slowing down the heart rate when it is too fast • Helping the rhythm of the heart beat regularly – this is if you have a pacemaker combined with a defibrillator, also called an ICD A pacemaker is placed in the chest during surgery. Wires called leads Collar bone are put into the heart Pacemaker Superior muscle. The device Vena Cava with the battery is Pacemaker Wire placed under your skin, below your shoulder. Heart When it is time for Right Atrium you to go home after Left surgery, an adult family Atrium member or friend needs Left to take you home. It Ventricle is not safe for you to Right drive or leave alone. Ventricle Have an adult stay with you at home for the first day after your surgery. Arrive on time for your appointment. The surgery will take 1 to 2 hours. 1 心脏起搏器 心脏起搏器是帮助您控制心率的一个小装置： • 心率太慢时，它加快心率 • 心率太快时，它使之慢下来 • 有助于规律的心动 – 前提是如果已配合除颤