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Mayo Clinic researchers study pacemakers and implantable device procedures for people who might benefit from such devices. Read more about studies and clinical trials at Mayo Clinic in the Heart Rhythm Disease Program in the Cardiovascular Research Center.

Topics of research have included:

  • The safety of different types of pacemakers.
  • How well different types of pacemakers work.
  • Pain control procedures during and after pacemaker surgery.
  • The safety of different blood thinners used during pacemaker implantation or replacement.
  • The potential link between stroke and cardiac device wires, called leads.

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See a list of publications about pacemakers by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

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Pacemaker care at Mayo Clinic

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July 08, 2023
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  1. Pacemaker. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention--treatment-of-arrhythmia/pacemaker. Accessed Dec. 13, 2022.
  2. Pacemakers. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pacemakers. Accessed Dec. 13, 2022.
  3. How the healthy heart works. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects/about-congenital-heart-defects/how-the-healthy-heart-works. Accessed Dec. 13, 2022.
  4. All about heart rate (pulse). American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/the-facts-about-high-blood-pressure/all-about-heart-rate-pulse. Accessed Dec. 19, 2022.
  5. Mulpuru SK, et al. Cardiac pacemakers: Function, troubleshooting, and management: Part 1 of a 2-part series. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017; doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.061.
  6. Living with your pacemaker. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention--treatment-of-arrhythmia/living-with-your-pacemaker. Accessed Dec. 13, 2022.
  7. Devices that may interfere with ICDs and pacemakers. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention--treatment-of-arrhythmia/devices-that-may-interfere-with-icds-and-pacemakers. Accessed Dec. 13, 2022.
  8. Link MS. Permanent cardiac pacing: Overview of devices and indications. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Dec. 13, 2022.
  9. Madhavan M, et al. Advances and future directions in cardiac pacemakers: Part 2 of a 2-part series. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017; doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.064.
  10. Libby P, et al., eds. Diagnosis and management of acute heart failure. In: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12th ed. Elsevier; 2022. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Dec. 13, 2022.
  11. Hutchison K, et al. Ethics and the cardiac pacemaker: More than just end-of-life issues. Europace. 2018; doi:10.1093/europace/eux019.
  12. Ami TR. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Dec. 21, 2022.
  13. Lee JZ, et al. Leadless pacemaker: Performance and complications. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2018; doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2017.08.001.
  14. Noseworthy PA (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. June 28, 2021.
  15. Leadless pacing systems: Risk of major complications related to cardiac perforation during implantation ⸺ Letter to health care providers. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/leadless-pacing-systems-risk-major-complications-related-cardiac-perforation-during-implantation. Accessed Dec. 19, 2022.
  16. Mankad R (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Nov. 22, 2021.
  17. Cha YM (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. April 30, 2023.
  18. Stühlinger M, et al. EHRA consensus on prevention and management of interference due to medical procedures in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. Europace. 2022; doi:10.1093/europace/euac040.

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