Educational content only — designed to help you have a better conversation with your own clinician, not to replace one.
What's happening electrically and mechanically inside the heart, and why it matters.
A plain-language guide to what a pacemaker is actually treating.
How a defibrillator differs from a pacemaker, and what to expect living with one.
A walkthrough of the procedure, from the first stick to going home.
A short checklist to bring to the conversation with your own physician.