Calgary patients benefit from leading-edge pacemaker
August 14, 2024
CALGARY – Patients in Alberta requiring a pacemaker to manage an abnormally slow heartbeat now have access to the world’s first dual-chamber, leadless pacemaker. Traditional pacemakers are small, battery-powered devices surgically implanted underneath the skin in the chest, leaving a scar on the chest and a visible bulge under the skin. They deliver electrical therapy to the heart via thin insulated wires known as cardiac leads.
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