cardiac pacemaker

Synonyms:
  • CPM
German: Herzschrittmacher
Japanese: 心臓ペースメーカ

1. Anatomy. See sinoatrial node
2. Medical engineering. Electronic system generating impulses, used for the stimulation of the heart muscle by electrodes to regulate heart rhythm. The cardiac pacemaker system consists of a pacemaker device and a pacemaker lead. Pacemakers are divided in unipolar pacemakers and bipolar pacemakers depending on the set-up of the electrodes.

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