The normal, healthy heart has its own pacemaker that regulates the rate that the heart beats. However, some hearts don't beat regularly. Often a pacemaker can correct the problem.  A pacemaker is a small device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a suitable heart rate and rhythm.

Pacemakers are implanted just under the skin of the chest during a minor surgical procedure. The pacemaker has two parts: the leads and a pulse generator. The pulse generator houses the battery and a tiny computer, and resides just under the skin of the chest. The leads are wires that are threaded through the veins into the heart and implanted into the heart muscle. They send impulses from the pulse generator to the heart muscle, as well as sense the heart's electrical activity. Each impulse causes the heart to contract.

The pacemaker may have one to three leads, depending on the type of pacemaker needed to treat your heart problem.  Michigan Heart Rhythm Group physicians have extensive experience implanting pacemakers with several thousand devices over the past 20 years. Our physicians are board certified in electrophysiology and heart rhythm management.

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