Pacemakers - a review
A review of pacemakers, by your Guide.

Heartpoint on pacemakers
A good overview on pacemakers - why they're used, how they're implanted, and what it's like to have one.

Quality of life after pacemaker implantation
A report on how patients feel after having pacemakers or implantable defibrillators put in.

Implantable.com
An on-line resource for patients with pacemakers. Includes access to an active on-line forum.

Pacemakers and defibrillators
A detailed review of both pacemakers and implantable defibrillators

Pacemakers and Antitachycardia Devices
Everything you might want to know, from the Yale Medical School Heart Book, a book aimed at a general audience. Very comprehensive. An excellent resource. Requires Adobe Acrobat

Official guidelines for implanting pacemakers
Official statement from ACC/AHA on who should receive pacemakers - aimed at physicians.

Bradycardia
A review of the conditions causing abnormally slow heart rhythms, and leading to pacemaker implantation.

Guidant on pacemakers
Consumer-oriented information from one of the major pacemaker manufacturers

St. Jude on pacemakers
Consumer-oriented information from one of the major pacemaker manufacturers

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