by ForHearts Worldwide | Feb 28, 2025 | Heart Health, Pacemaker Care
Being physically active is important for your heart health, especially if you are living with a pacemaker or other implanted cardiac device. However, as you start to age, you may find that you are not able to be as active as you once were. It happens to everyone...
by ForHearts Worldwide | Feb 18, 2025 | Cardiology Care, Heart Health, Pacemaker Care
Every person living with a pacemaker is unique, and the reasons for their device can vary. The most common reason is to address an arrhythmia—an abnormal or irregular heart rhythm. A pacemaker can also help the chambers of a weak heart to beat “in sync” so it can...
by ForHearts Worldwide | Jan 30, 2025 | Cardiology Care, Heart Health, Pacemaker Care
Millions of people worldwide suffer from heart issues that can severely impact and even shorten their lives. Fortunately, many heart conditions like arrhythmias, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and heart valve defects can be treated with implantable cardiac...
by ForHearts Worldwide | Dec 20, 2024 | Heart Health, Pacemaker Care
You may have heard that certain devices can impact or interfere with your pacemaker. Any devices emitting strong magnetic fields have the potential to disrupt the electrical signaling of a pacemaker and stop it from working properly. This is electromagnetic...
by ForHearts Worldwide | Nov 18, 2024 | Heart Disease, Heart Health, Pacemaker Care
People can need a pacemaker for several reasons. The most common reason is because of arrhythmia, meaning the heart has an abnormal rhythm—it can beat too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular rhythm. There are different types of heart arrhythmias and being...
by ForHearts Worldwide | Oct 24, 2024 | Heart Disease, Heart Health, International Heart Centers, Pacemaker Care
Getting a pacemaker implanted is a life-changing (and life-saving!) experience. That’s because arrhythmia and other heart rhythm issues that once diminished the quality and length of life are now treatable and manageable thanks to high-tech pacing devices. Fully...
