The major benefit of pacemaker implant is to maintain normal sinus rhythm and a normal heartbeat. It normalizes the heart rhythm and helps to improve the quality of life. It helps the person to have more energy less shortness of breath. However, the pacemaker is not the only treatment, which prevents or stops heart disease and prevents heart attacks. Pacemaker’s first purpose is to monitor heart function and if required produce an electrical signal and transmit that signal to the heart. It also stabilizes the irregular heartbeat.

Pacemaker implantation procedure takes 1 to 2 hours. A mild sedative will be given to relax the patient and local anesthesia will be given to numb the incision site. The patient will be awake during the whole procedure. A small incision will be done near the shoulder. A small wire will be guided into a major vein near the collarbone through the incision. The wire will be led through the vein to the heart. During the process is X-ray machine will help to guide the doctor. With the use of a wire, the doctor will attach an electrode to the right ventricle of the heart, the ventricle is the lower chamber of the heart. A pulse generator containing a battery and electrical circuits is attached to the other end of the wire. The doctor will implant the generator under the skin near the collarbone. In the biventricular pacemaker procedure, a second lead will be attached to the right atrium (the upper chamber of the heart) of the heart. After the procedure, the incision will be stitched to close.