IEVref:	891-05-03		ID:
Language:	en		Status: Standard
Term:	cardiac stimulator
Synonym1:	pacemaker (in electrotherapy) [Preferred]
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Definition:	electrical apparatus installed within the body after malfunction of the heart's natural pacemaker, intended to trigger cardiac contractions by means of rhythmic electric impulses transmitted to the auricular or ventricular myocardium by means of electrodes attached to the surface or the interior of the heart
Publication date:	1998-02
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