Pacemaker

Pacemakers work on "demand" and are used to treat slow heart rhythms. They are small devices that are implanted beneath the skin below the collarbone and connected to a set of permanent insulated wire(s) positioned inside the heart (right atrium and/or ventricle) via a vein. The pacemaker delivers a small electrical impulse to stimulate the heart to beat when it is going too slow. In addition to conventional pacemakers that pace the right side of the heart, UC San Diego Health System specialists also use biventricular pacemakers, which pace the left and right side of your heart, for a treatment known as Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, or CRT.

UC San Diego Health System specialists also use biventricular pacemakers for a treatment known as Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, or CRT.