We are the experts in the programming, and follow-up of all devices including indwelling monitors, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization devices for the treatment of congestive heart failure.  Our device clinics follow device patients both in the office and at home via remote monitoring systems.

• What is an Indwelling Monitor?
  It is a device placed under the skin that can identify rhythm disturbance previously undiagnosed.
• What is a Pacemaker?
  A pacemaker is a battery-powered device about the size of a pocket watch that sends weak electrical impulses to "set a pace" so that the heart is able to maintain a regular heartbeat.  There are two basic types of pacemakers; single-chamber and dual-chamber.
   1.  Single-chamber pacemakers stimulate on chamber of the heart, either an upper (atrium) or, 
        commonly, a lower chamber (ventricle)
   2.  Dual-chamber pacemakers send electrical impulses to both the atrium and the ventricle and 
        pace both chambers. It synchronizes the rhythm of the atrium and ventricle in a pattern that  
        resembles the natural heartbeat.   
• What is an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)?
  An ICD is a small battery-operated device.  It is place in the chest to monitor the hearts' rhythm.  If the heart begins to beat in a disorganized way, the device provides a shock to restore a normal rhythm.  Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation is the surgical insertion of an ICD.  These days, ICD's often combine the function of a pacemaker and an external defibrillator.
• What is a Cardiac Resynchronization Device (CRT)?
  This a device that optimizes the performance of a failing heart by resynchronizing the contraction of  the  left ventricle.  In the United States, this device is usually combined with an ICD.