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...
by ForHearts Worldwide | Jul 23, 2024 | Cardiology Care, Heart Health, Pacemaker Care
An estimated 1.43 million pacemakers were implanted worldwide in 2023 alone. These advanced cardiac devices have come a long way since the earliest inventions and understandings of heart rhythm and cardiac pacing. Let us explore the incredible journey of the pacemaker...
by ForHearts Worldwide | Jun 28, 2024 | Cardiology Care, Heart Health, Pacemaker Care
Arrhythmia and other heart rhythm issues that once diminished the quality and length of life are now treatable and manageable thanks to high-tech and highly impactful pacing devices. After living with the physical limitations of a heart rhythm disorder, as well as the...
by ForHearts Worldwide | Apr 19, 2024 | Cardiology Care, Heart Health, Pacemaker Care
Just like your smartphone is a hand-held computer, today’s pacemakers are like having a mini-computer in your chest. And like that smartphone, pacemakers are battery-powered devices that receive remote programming and software updates. Eventually, they need...
