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Medical device for artificially stimulating heart contractions
A pacemaker, also known as an artificial cardiac pacemaker, is an implanted medical device that generates electrical pulses delivered by electrodes to
Pacemaker
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pacemaker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pacemaker is a medical device that regulates the beating of the heart. Pacemaker may also refer
Pacemaker_(disambiguation)
English band
Gerry and the Pacemakers were an English beat group prominent in the 1960s Merseybeat scene. In common with the Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were
Gerry_and_the_Pacemakers
Electrical potential difference in the heart
cells of the heart (e.g., the sinoatrial node), the pacemaker potential (also called the pacemaker current) is the slow, positive increase in voltage across
Pacemaker_potential
Network of cells that facilitate rhythmic heart contraction
The natural pacemaker is the heart's natural rhythm generator. It employs pacemaker cells that produce electrical impulses, known as cardiac action potentials
Natural_pacemaker
Medical equipment company
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. (CPI), doing business as Guidant Cardiac Rhythm Management, manufactured implantable cardiac rhythm management devices, such as
Cardiac_Pacemakers,_Inc.
Electric current in the heart
The pacemaker current (If, or IKf, also called funny current) is an electric current in the heart that flows through the HCN channel or pacemaker channel
Pacemaker_current
Pocket-sized DJ system
The Pacemaker is a pocket-size DJ system invented by Jonas Norberg. The device features include a 120 GB hard drive, a signal-to-noise ratio of 103, and
The_Pacemaker
Runner who sets the pace in a race for other competitors
A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, is a runner who leads a middle- or long-distance running event for the first section
Pacemaker_(running)
Pacemaker crosstalk results when the pacemaker-generated electrical event in one heart chamber is sensed by the lead in another chamber, resulting in inappropriate
Pacemaker_crosstalk
Index of articles associated with the same name
The Pacemaker name was applied to a number of related Bellanca aircraft in the 1920s and 1930s: Bellanca CH-200 Pacemaker Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker Bellanca
Bellanca_Pacemaker
Specialized cells used to improve heart regulation
A biological pacemaker is one or more types of cellular components that, when "implanted or injected into certain regions of the heart," produce specific
Biological_pacemaker
Motor vehicle
Hudson Pacemaker is an automobile which was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company in 1939 and for the 1950 through 1952 model years. The Pacemaker was
Hudson_Pacemaker
Medical condition
Wandering atrial pacemaker (WAP) is an atrial rhythm where the pacemaking activity of the heart originates from different locations within the atria.
Wandering_atrial_pacemaker
Medical condition
Pacemaker syndrome is a condition that represents the clinical consequences of suboptimal atrioventricular (AV) synchrony or AV dyssynchrony, regardless
Pacemaker_syndrome
2012 Korean sports drama film
Pacemaker (Korean: 페이스메이커; RR: Peiseumeikeo) is a 2012 South Korean sports drama film. This was director Kim Dal-joong's feature film debut; he had previously
Pacemaker_(film)
Group of cells in the wall of the heart
in the upper back wall of the right atrium made up of cells known as pacemaker cells. The sinus node is approximately 15 mm long, 3 mm wide, and 1 mm
Sinoatrial_node
Cardiac condition
An ectopic pacemaker, also known as ectopic focus or ectopic foci, is a group of excitable cells that causes a premature heart beat known as an ectopic
Ectopic_pacemaker
Malfunction of an artificial pacemaker
Pacemaker failure is the inability of an implanted artificial pacemaker to perform its intended function of regulating the beating of the heart. A pacemaker
Pacemaker_failure
Open source high availability resource manager software
Pacemaker is an open-source high availability resource manager software used on computer clusters since 2004. Until about 2007, it was part of the Linux-HA
Pacemaker_(software)
Medical condition
Twiddler's syndrome is a malfunction of a pacemaker due to manipulation of the device and the consequent dislodging of the leads from their intended location
Twiddler's_syndrome
Topics referred to by the same term
The Pacemakers may refer to: The Pacemakers (funk band), a band led by Bootsy Collins The Pacemakers Drum and Bugle Corps Gerry and the Pacemakers A series
The_Pacemakers
American journalism awards
The National Pacemaker Awards are awards for excellence in American student journalism, given annually since 1927. The awards are generally considered
National_Pacemaker_Awards
Medical condition
accessory pacemaker in the lower chambers will typically activate the ventricles. This is known as an escape rhythm. Since this accessory pacemaker also activates
Third-degree atrioventricular block
Third-degree_atrioventricular_block
Irish tax-registered medical device company
technologies since its inception, including wearable and implantable pacemakers, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), and remote patient
Medtronic
Heart rate below the normal range
definitive treatment with an implanted pacemaker. In atrioventricular causes of bradycardia, permanent pacemaker implantation is often required when no
Bradycardia
Group of medical conditions characterized by irregular heartbeat
Treatments may include medications, medical procedures such as inserting a pacemaker, and surgery. Medications for a fast heart rate may include beta blockers
Arrhythmia
Australian company best known for its role in developing the pacemaker
Ltd was an Australian company best known for its role in developing the pacemaker. It was located in Lane Cove, Sydney. In 1988 the business was acquired
Telectronics
American engineer, inventor, and holistic healthcare promoter (1924–2018)
first external, battery-operated, transistorized, wearable artificial pacemaker in 1957. Bakken was born on January 10, 1924, in Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Earl_Bakken
Inventor and entrepreneur
co-founding Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., the company that manufactured the world's first lithium battery-powered artificial pacemaker. The lithium-iodide
Anthony_Adducci
Medical condition
the sinoatrial node resumes normal pacing, or another pacemaker begins pacing. If a pacemaker other than the sinoatrial node is pacing the heart, this
Sinoatrial_arrest
Biological process in the heart
known as pacemaker cells, that have automatic action potential generation capability. In healthy hearts, these cells form the cardiac pacemaker and are
Cardiac_action_potential
Disorder of heart rhythm
(HB) is a disorder in the heart's rhythm due to a fault in the natural pacemaker. This is caused by an obstruction – a block – in the electrical conduction
Heart_block
King of Norway since 1991
getting pacemaker". GMA News. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024. "Norway's King Harald, Europe's oldest monarch, is back at work after pacemaker implants"
Harald_V
American engineer and inventor (1919–2011)
degree from the University of Buffalo in 1957. The Chardack–Greatbatch pacemaker used Mallory mercuric oxide-zinc cells (mercury battery) for its energy
Wilson_Greatbatch
Branch of medicine dealing with the heart
(TAVR) and MitraClip; and procedures for heart rhythm disorders such as pacemaker implantation, Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) insertion,
Cardiology
of British beat group Gerry and the Pacemakers. In the United States, a different series of Gerry and the Pacemakers' singles was issued, as their Laurie
Gerry and the Pacemakers discography
Gerry_and_the_Pacemakers_discography
Heart rate exceeding normal resting rate
Junctional tachycardia Metabolic myopathy Multifocal atrial tachycardia Pacemaker mediated Pain Panic attack Pheochromocytoma Sinus tachycardia Sleep deprivation
Tachycardia
Medical condition
presence and function of a secondary pacemaker in the heart, which works in parallel with the SA node. Parasystolic pacemakers are protected from depolarization
Parasystole
Enlargement of the heart muscle
use of a pacemaker has been advocated in a subset of individuals, to cause asynchronous contraction of the left ventricle. Since the pacemaker activates
Hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy
1929 American utility aircraft
The Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker was a six-seat utility aircraft, built primarily in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a development of the
Bellanca_CH-300_Pacemaker
Country in North America
major Canadian scientific contributions include the artificial cardiac pacemaker, mapping the visual cortex, the development of the electron microscope
Canada
Organ found in humans and other animals
endocardium. The heart pumps blood with a rhythm determined by a group of pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial node. These generate an electric current that
Heart
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
The Kent's Pacemaker was a veteran era American automobile manufactured only in 1900. Offered by the Colonial company of Boston, it was a steam car which
Kent's_Pacemaker
Medical condition
It is important to diagnose AV-blocks precisely because unnecessary pacemaker placement in patients with pseudo-AV blocks can worsen symptoms and create
Atrioventricular_block
Newspaper in Auburn, Alabama
decorated non-weekly print student publication in the history of the National Pacemaker competition. As of February 2021, the Plainsman is primarily an online
The_Auburn_Plainsman
determined by the rate of Phase 4 spontaneous depolarisation of ventricular pacemaker cells. An escape beat usually occurs 2–3 seconds after an electrical impulse
Ventricular_escape_beat
Medical condition
usually caused by a malfunction of the sinus node, the heart's primary pacemaker. Tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome is a variant of sick sinus syndrome
Sinus_node_dysfunction
Brief loss of consciousness due to a neurologically induced drop in blood pressure
as midodrine or fludrocortisone may be tried. Occasionally, a cardiac pacemaker may be used as treatment. Reflex syncope affects at least 1 in 1,000 people
Reflex_syncope
American inventor and engineer
include electrical resistors used in computing, missile guidance, and pacemakers. Otis Boykin was born on August 29, 1920, in Dallas, Texas. His father
Otis_Boykin
Heart condition
congenital heart disease, hyperkalemia, emphysema, mechanical shift and pacemaker-generated paced rhythm. Normal variation causing LAD is an age-related
Left_axis_deviation
Swedish, first person worldwide with a cardiac pacemaker implant
2001) was the first patient to receive an artificial cardiac pacemaker. The first two pacemakers were implanted by Åke Senning in 1958. Arne lived for another
Arne_Larsson_(patient)
Pacemaker International is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) that works to improve education in Kenya, majoring with the junior levels
PACEMaker_International
Swedish inventor, physician and cardiac surgeon
Swedish physician turned engineer who developed the first implantable pacemaker in 1958, working under the direction of Åke Senning, senior physician
Rune_Elmqvist
Devices generating electricity from radioisotope decay
equipment that must operate unattended for long periods, such as spacecraft, pacemakers, medical devices, underwater systems, and automated scientific stations
Atomic_battery
American cardiologist (1911–1999)
and one of the pioneers in the development of the artificial cardiac pacemaker and cardiac defibrillator. Zoll's parents were Hyman and Mollie Zoll.
Paul_Zoll
1945 song from the musical Carousel
the 1963 single of the song by the local Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers. In 2016, over 50 years after "You'll Never Walk Alone" was first sung
You'll_Never_Walk_Alone
Autoimmune disease resulting in uncontrollable jerking motions
fibrillation Pacemaker Ectopic pacemaker / Ectopic beat Multifocal atrial tachycardia Pacemaker syndrome Parasystole Wandering atrial pacemaker Long QT syndrome
Sydenham's_chorea
Finding in electrocardiograms
caused by pacemakers are normal as well, but if they occur too frequently may reduce cardiac output and so can require adjustment of the pacemaker. Understanding
Fusion_beat
Intermembrane proteins
membranes of heart and brain cells. HCN channels are sometimes referred to as pacemaker channels because they help to generate rhythmic activity within groups
HCN_channel
A pacemaker action potential is the kind of action potential that provides a reference rhythm for the network. The pacemaker potential is the slow depolarization
Pacemaker_action_potential
artificial pacemakers. The device was reportedly tested on experiment animals and at least one human patient. The first artificial pacemaker was invented
Albert_Hyman
Medical condition
of TTR amyloidosis. Ten to 20% of those with ATTR amyloidosis required pacemakers, usually due to high degree atrioventricular blocks. Observational cohort
Cardiac_amyloidosis
Press cameras made by Graflex from 1912 to 1973
improvements occurring in 1947 with the introduction of the Pacemaker Speed Graphic (and Pacemaker Crown Graphic, which was one pound [0.45 kg] lighter and
Speed_Graphic
Colombian engineer
on June 22, 1936. He is known for contributing to the invention of the pacemaker, being one of the first doctors in Latin America to make a significant
Jorge_Reynolds_Pombo
Clinical sign related to the circulatory system
particular third-degree (complete) heart block, ventricular tachycardia, and pacemaker syndrome. Cannon A waves can be identified either on physical exam by
Cannon_A_waves
Medical intervention
device to the commercial market in the early 1970s. The Avery Breathing Pacemaker received pre-market approval from the FDA in 1987 for "chronic ventilatory
Diaphragm_pacing
Infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, spread by ticks
sleeping. About a third of people with Lyme carditis need a temporary pacemaker until their heart conduction abnormality resolves, and 21% need to be
Lyme_disease
self-immolations List of premature obituaries List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death List of selfie-related injuries and deaths
Lists_of_unusual_deaths
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
independent schools like the Emmanuel Schools Foundation. Attenborough had a pacemaker fitted in June 2013, as well as a double knee replacement in 2015. In
David_Attenborough
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
during contraction. Being myogenic, the heart's pace is maintained by pacemaker cells found in the sinoatrial node, located on the right atrium. The sinoatrial
Bird
Medical condition
the rate by which the organ beats – in other words, it is the heart's "pacemaker". The electrical activity of sinus rhythm originates in the sinoatrial
Junctional_rhythm
Sudden or unexpected loss of heartbeat
Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices): developed in collaboration with the American
Cardiac_arrest
Fibers in the wall of the heart
setting heart rate unless the SA node is compromised (when they can act as pacemaker cells). They are influenced by electrical discharge from the sinoatrial
Purkinje_fibers
2026 missing person case in Arizona, US
armed individual tampering with the device. 2:28 a.m. Guthrie's bedside pacemaker monitor misses its scheduled transmission. ~11:00 a.m. A churchgoer calls
Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Disappearance_of_Nancy_Guthrie
Fast heart rhythm associated with exacerbations of COPD
controlled by a cluster of pacemaker cells called the sinoatrial node (SA node). When different clusters of cells known as ectopic pacemakers, that are outside
Multifocal_atrial_tachycardia
Isotope of plutonium
pacemaker. Another nuclear powered pacemaker was the Medtronics “Laurens-Alcatel Model 9000”. Approximately 1600 nuclear-powered cardiac pacemakers and/or
Plutonium-238
Purposeful modulation of nervous system activity
Implantable pacemakers were proposed for the first time in 1959 and became more sophisticated since then. The therapeutic application of pacemakers consists
Neurostimulation
American funk band
The Pacemakers were a late-1960s American funk group that consisted of bassist William "Bootsy" Collins, his older brother Phelps "Catfish" Collins on
The_Pacemakers_(funk_band)
Country in South America
medicine have been made in Colombia, such as the first external artificial pacemaker with internal electrodes, invented by the electrical engineer Jorge Reynolds
Colombia
Abnormally fast heart rhythm
small (1%) incidence of injuring the AV node, then requiring a permanent pacemaker. Cryoablation uses a catheter supercooled by nitrous oxide gas freezing
Supraventricular_tachycardia
Slovak-born American bioengineer (1926–2012)
cardiac defibrillator and artificial cardiac pacemaker. In particular, Berkovits invented the "demand pacemaker" and the DC defibrillator. Berkovits was born
Barouh_Berkovits
Restriction of electrical impulse flow in the heart's bundle branches
electrical activity begins in the sinoatrial node (the heart's natural pacemaker), which is situated on the upper right atrium. The impulse travels next
Bundle_branch_block
Interruption of cardiac blood supply
fibrillation Pacemaker Ectopic pacemaker / Ectopic beat Multifocal atrial tachycardia Pacemaker syndrome Parasystole Wandering atrial pacemaker Long QT syndrome
Myocardial_infarction
American YouTuber, comedian, and rapper (born 1989)
and "Sofia". In 2022, Miller released three more singles, "Rat Race", "Pacemaker", and "Day Date", and with Tiny Meat Gang, released "Daddy" featuring
Noel_Miller_(comedian)
Canadian medical researcher (1919–1998)
researcher. He was co-developer of both the first artificial pacemaker and the first combined pacemaker-defibrillator, and was the founder of the Canadian Medical
John_Alexander_Hopps
and cardiology. Supported by physicist Edgar H. Booth, he invented the pacemaker. Born in Cheltenham, England on 7 April 1878, Lidwill emigrated with his
Mark_Cowley_Lidwill
Swedish surgeon
pacemaker, 1958 Copy of the first implantable heart pacemaker First commercial heart pacemaker (Elema-Schönander), 1960–61 Commercial heart pacemaker
Åke_Senning
British pianist (1941–2023)
musician who was a principal member of the Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers from 1961 to 1966. Leslie Charles Maguire was born in Wallasey, Merseyside
Les_Maguire
Medical device
implantation of an ICD system is similar to implantation of an artificial pacemaker. The first component or generator contains a computer chip or circuitry
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Implantable_cardioverter-defibrillator
Enlargement of the heart
Anti-arrhythmics: to maintain normal heart rhythm.[citation needed] Pacemaker: Coordinates contractions between ventricles. In people at risk of arrhythmias
Cardiomegaly
Student newspaper serving the University of Georgia
numerous national awards for collegiate journalism, including multiple Pacemaker Awards from the Associated Collegiate Press. Students published its first
The Red & Black (University of Georgia)
The_Red_&_Black_(University_of_Georgia)
Failure of the heart to provide sufficient blood flow
shortness of breath. Depending on the case, an implanted device such as a pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator may sometimes be recommended. In
Heart_failure
2002 Canadian television film
Royko, a bomb squad lieutenant, try to stop her patients' artificial pacemakers, containing grieving father Zachary Franklin's bombs, from exploding.
Dead_in_a_Heartbeat
Former biotechnology company
included the first commercial rechargeable implantable pacemaker, which was one of the first pacemakers to use radio waves for telemetry, and the implantable
Pacesetter_Systems
Medical intervention
in this condition, severe and refractory cases have been treated with pacemaker implantation despite great controversies about its benefit. The “Cardioneuroablation”
Cardioneuroablation
Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
had been fitted with a pacemaker while he was still a cardinal, before his election as pope in 2005. The battery in the pacemaker had been replaced three
Pope_Benedict_XVI
Aspect of heart function
transmits the signals generated by the sinoatrial node – the heart's pacemaker, to cause the heart muscle to contract, and pump blood through the body's
Cardiac_conduction_system
Reduction of blood flow to the heart
fibrillation Pacemaker Ectopic pacemaker / Ectopic beat Multifocal atrial tachycardia Pacemaker syndrome Parasystole Wandering atrial pacemaker Long QT syndrome
Coronary_artery_disease
Muscular tissue of heart in vertebrates
Specialised modified cardiomyocytes known as pacemaker cells, set the rhythm of the heart contractions. The pacemaker cells are only weakly contractile without
Cardiac_muscle
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Fountain of paridise
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Arabic, Australian, Lebanese
Alone
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A little or young female gazelle
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Arabic
Sweetheart; Companion
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American, British, English
Port; Landing Place
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Indian, Malayalam, Modern
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Fearless king, Regal, Bright
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