Common Cardiac Devices
You may have been recommended devices by your cardiologist regarding the care of your heart. This can be quite confusing but the best way to consider it is to think about the different areas of your heart that the device may be treating. Stents are metallic tubular devices that buttress open arteries. Pacemakers are electrical devices that electrically synchronize your heart. There are many other devices that involve diagnosing rhythm problems, electrical problems in the heart or measure pressures in your heart and so on. You can scroll down in the page regarding these different devices and think about the areas of your heart they might be treating.