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What is Heart Pacemaker?

A pacemaker is a medical device which uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes contacting the heart muscles, to regulate the beating of the heart. The primary purpose of a pacemaker is to maintain an adequate heart rate.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Sinus Node Dysfunction 6 1 Efficacy_major
Heart rate low 6 2 Efficacy_major
Bradycardia 2 1 Efficacy_major
Sinus Bradycardia 1 0
Support heart health 1 0
Unusually low pulse 1 0

See all 23 patients currently using Heart Pacemaker

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Heart Pacemaker

Hospitalization 11

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Heart Pacemaker

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Heart Pacemaker

Always
 5 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Heart Pacemaker

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 20%
A little
 2 40%
Not at all
 2 40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Heart Pacemaker

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.