Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Pacemakers and Exercise

I had wondered if patients with pacemakers were able to exercise normally and if the pacemaker could change the heart rate. According to this article (www.clinsci.org/cs/109/0493/1090493.pdf) varying the heart rate with exercise doesn't change cardiac output or increase cerebral perfusion. Apparently it does not matter that pacemakers only cause one contraction rate.

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