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Cardiac Services
Pacemaker Program
Trillium Health
Centre - Mississauga
A pacemaker is needed when a person's heartbeat is irregular
and the heart's natural "battery" is not working
properly. It helps a person's heart to continue beating. A
person with this condition may experience irregular heartbeats,
chest pains, shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue, lightheadedness,
weakness, blurred vision or fainting.
During this outpatient procedure, a pacemaker is surgically
implanted into a person's chest. The procedure takes approximately
one hour to three hours to complete, depending on the type
of implant the person requires.
Trillium's Pacemaker Clinic consists of physicians, nurses
and technicians – all experts in managing heart beat irregularities,
and provides patients with assessment and teaching. It also
provides patients with permanent pacemakers with regular follow-up
testing of their device to measure rate, function, and battery
life.
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