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Mayo Clinic doctors trained in heart disease (cardiologists) and heart surgery (cardiovascular surgeons), as well as other doctors and staff, work together as a team to evaluate and treat people with heart rhythm conditions. This collaborative approach means that doctors can often evaluate you and develop an individualized treatment plan within two or three days. The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories
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Dan O’Bryan didn’t think his dizziness and lightheadedness were anything to worry about. Nearly 100 miles away, the team at Mayo Clinic that was remotely monitoring Dan’s heart could see the truth. Looking back, Dan O’Bryan now can see the connection between his dizzy spells and episodes of lightheadedness during spring 2021, and the slow heart rate and atrial fibrillation diagnoses that led him to have a pacemaker implanted in his chest. At the time, however, he didn’t realize that his… Expertise and rankings
Mayo Clinic staff has extensive experience and expertise in diagnosing and treating people with heart rhythm disorders. Each year, more than 1,800 people have pacemakers implanted at Mayo Clinic. Nationally recognized expertise
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Explore Mayo Clinic studies of tests and procedures to help prevent, detect, treat or manage conditions. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Doctors & Departments Dec. 02, 2021 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Pacemaker. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention--treatment-of-arrhythmia/pacemaker. Accessed June 22, 2021. Pacemakers. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/pacemakers. Accessed June 22, 2021. How the healthy heart works. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects/about-congenital-heart-defects/how-the-healthy-heart-works. Accessed June 22, 2021. All about heart rate (pulse). American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/the-facts-about-high-blood-pressure/all-about-heart-rate-pulse. Accessed June 22, 2021. Mulpuru SK, et al. Cardiac pacemakers: Function, troubleshooting, and management: Part 1 of a 2-part series. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017; doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.061. Living with your pacemaker. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention--treatment-of-arrhythmia/living-with-your-pacemaker. Accessed June 22, 2021. Devices that may interfere with ICDs and pacemakers. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention--treatment-of-arrhythmia/devices-that-may-interfere-with-icds-and-pacemakers. Accessed June 22, 2021. Link ML. Permanent cardiac pacing: Overview of devices and indications. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed June 22, 2021. Madhavan M, et al. Advances and future directions in cardiac pacemakers: Part 2 of a 2-part series. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017; doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.064. Bonow RO, et al., eds. Diagnosis and management of acute heart failure. In: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 11th ed. Elsevier; 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 22, 2021. Hutchison K, et al. Ethics and the cardiac pacemaker: More than just end-of-life issues. Europace. 2018; doi:10.1093/europace/eux019. Braswell Pickering EA. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. July 7, 2021. Lee JZ, et al. Leadless pacemaker: Performance and complications. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2018; doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2017.08.001. Noseworthy PA (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. June 28, 2021. Leadless pacing systems: Risk of major complications related to cardiac perforation during implantation - letter to health care providers. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Accessed Nov. 22, 2021. Mankad R (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Nov. 22, 2021. Related
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