What is a pacemaker clinic?

What is a pacemaker clinic and i was wondering what it is and what they do.

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by Tracey_E - 2015-10-25 05:10:18

Some drs offices don't have the ability to read the pacers themselves so they have someone from the manufacturer come in once a month (or whenever) to do the pacer checks. They may call that pacemaker clinic. If your pm is new, you probably had at least one interrogation before they sent you home from the hospital, where they put the thingy over the pm, run some tests and run some reports to see how it's been working since the last check.

Pacemaker clinics in the UK

by LondonAndy - 2015-10-26 01:10:11

I am not sure if this will be the same in the US, but here a PM clinic is simply where specialist technicians check how your PM is doing, make adjustments if needed, and monitor battery life to see if you will need a replacement soon. My PM (a Medtronic) keeps data for 14 months, so they can see what has happened since the last checkup, and if any issues are identified they can either make adjustments or refer the patient to a Cardiologist.

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