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Natural Pacemaker
? The heart is a muscle has a natural pacemaker creates electric
currents that it sends out through the heart causing its
contraction.
? Sometimes, the natural pacemaker starts to fail. “Irregular or
slow”
Artificial Pacemaker
A device operates with a battery is inserted into the chest
and stimulates the heart to beat “contract” regularly.
It has been in use for over 60 years.
To build a pacemaker, you need:
Battery, insulated electric wire and motherboard.
Future pacemaker:
• It has a built-in antenna to send information to physicians.
• They are getting more advanced and becoming smaller.
Today, doctors can place a tiny, effective pacemaker within the
heart with a simple surgery.
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