Slow heartbeat
The most common reason. A heart rate too slow to meet what your body needs leaves you tired, dizzy or faint.
Cardiology services in Kharghar
Permanent Pacemaker in Kharghar
A small device placed under the skin of the chest to help control your heartbeat. Most often it is used when the heart beats too slowly, or beats irregularly.
Understanding it
What a pacemaker does and when it is needed
A pacemaker is a small device placed under the skin in your chest to help control your heartbeat. It is used to help your heart beat more regularly if you have an irregular heartbeat, an arrhythmia, and particularly if that rhythm is a slow one. Implanting a pacemaker in your chest requires a surgical procedure.
Pacemakers are implanted to help control the heartbeat. They can be implanted temporarily to treat a slow heartbeat after a heart attack, after surgery, or following a medication overdose. Or they can be implanted permanently to correct a slow or irregular heartbeat, and in some people to help treat heart failure.
A permanent implant is done under local anaesthetic through a small incision below the collarbone. Thin leads are passed through a vein to the heart and connected to the device, which then sits in a pocket under the skin. The device is checked before you go home and at scheduled intervals afterwards.
At a glance
- Placed
- Under the skin of the upper chest, below the collarbone.
- Anaesthesia
- Local, with sedation where it is needed.
- Why
- A slow or irregular heartbeat, and in some people heart failure.
- Follow-up
- Device checks at scheduled intervals to confirm it is working as intended.
What it covers
Reasons a pacemaker is recommended
Assessed and reported by your consultant, not handed to a junior.
Irregular heartbeat
An arrhythmia that leaves gaps or pauses in the rhythm can be corrected by a device that steps in when needed.
Temporary pacing
Sometimes needed for a short period after a heart attack, after surgery, or following a medication overdose.
Permanent pacing
Implanted to correct a slow or irregular heartbeat for the long term.
Heart failure
In some people a pacing device forms part of the treatment plan for heart failure.
Device follow-up
The device is checked before you go home and reviewed at set intervals afterwards.
How it works
Your visit, mapped out
From the first phone call to your review, you always know what happens next.
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Book a slot
Call the clinic or use the contact page. Mon to Sat, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
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Assessment
Dr. Anuj Sathe goes through your history, your symptoms and any earlier reports.
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The implant
A short surgical procedure under local anaesthetic, with the device checked before you go home.
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Results and plan
Reported the same day and explained in plain language, with review dates set before you leave.
Discuss a pacemaker in Kharghar
If you have been fainting, or told your heart rate is too slow, start with a consultation and a rhythm recording.
- Dr. Sathe’s Viviana Heart & Women’s Care, Shop No. 10, Krishna Residency, Sector 20, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210
- +91 99209 69226
- vivianaclinic2021@gmail.com
- Mon to Sat, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Sunday and public holidays: emergency only
Book an Appointment
Send us a message or call the clinic and our care desk will find you a slot, usually within the same week.
Contact Us Call +91 99209 69226Bring your current medicine list and any ECG or Holter reports.