Pacemaker History

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Before pacemakers were invented, the survival chance of people who suffer cardiovascular diseases were very low. But, since the first-ever pacemaker was invented, there has been a remarkable progression towards the survival chance rate of all CVD sufferers. Below is a description of how pacemaker had changed over time and why: Image result for first pacing machines https://sydney.edu.au/medicine/museum /mwmuseum/index.php/Lidwill,_Mark_C Late 1920's – Early 1930's: first pacing machines The invention of the first cardiac pacing happened at a meeting of the Australasian Congress in Australia in 1929. Mark C. Lidwill, a physician-anaesthetist described an electrical apparatus that he had designed to drive the human heart. However, Lidwill only …show more content…

Three inventions: the first battery-operated wearable pacemaker(1957) by Earl Bakken, the first totally implantable pacemaker(1958) and the first long-term correction of heart block with a self-contained, implantable pacemaker(1960) by Dr. Rune Elmqvist. These events had far-reaching consequences and opened up the field to the future and has caused many others to see the potential a pacemaker can …show more content…

Modern pacemakers weigh less than an ounce, and they are only slightly larger than the size of a wristwatch face. In addition, they do not only have the ability to pace heartbeats through electric currents, but also monitor the heart's natural electrical activity. Current pacemaker devices include single-chamber pacemakers, multi-chamber pacemakers, biventricular pacemakers, rate responsive units capable of pacing, cardioversion and defibrillation. Moreover, due to many complaints about having to do a surgery on battery replacement which could increase the infection rate, on April 2015, multiple firms announced a new pacemaker called 'Micra' that could be inserted via a leg catheter rather than an invasive surgery. Once implanted, the device's tips contact the muscle and stabilise heartbeats. This device is about the size and shape of a pill, much smaller than the size of a conventional pacemaker and weighs much lighter. Additionally, 'Micra' has a battery longevity of 12 years and it is also leadless which is a major advantage to reduce device-related infections along with increasing the overall effectiveness of

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