[英文釋義] A device designed to stimulate,by electric impulses,contraction of the heart muscles. It may be temporary (external) or permanent (internal or internal-external).
When the first artificial pacemakers for the human heart were developed about 30 years ago, the sole objective was to save the patient from unpredictable sudden death 當首批心臟起搏器在大約30年前問世時,其唯一的目的就是使患者免遭意外的猝死。
Contraindications documented hypersensitivity 。 adams-stokes syndrome and wolf-parkinson-white syndrome; severe sinoatrial, av, or intraventricular block ( if artificial pacemaker is not used ) 禁忌癥:由過敏史者。阿斯綜合征,沃-帕-懷綜合征,嚴重竇房結.房室結傳導阻滯或室內(nèi)阻滯患者禁用。