Implantable Pacemakers
Electronic devices that monitor and regulate heart rhythm through implanted leads, batteries, and clinical programming.
Core metadata
- ID: pacemakers_implantable
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1958 (exact)
- Region: Sweden, United States, and global cardiology
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Electronics (electronics)
- Clinical Medicine (medicine_clinical)
- Portable Electrochemical Batteries (portable_electrochemical_batteries)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- The Invention of the Cardiac Pacemaker (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2018, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity, edge
- Focus on EP - Leadless Technology (American College of Cardiology, 2021, review) • Supports: node, maturity, edge
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 84%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- review: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
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| Electronics (electronics) | required | 88% | review | Implantable pacemakers require electronic pulse-generator circuitry to deliver controlled pacing impulses. |
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| Portable Electrochemical Batteries (portable_electrochemical_batteries) | required | 90% | review | Implantable pacemakers need a self-contained battery power source; lithium-ion cells are later battery technology, not the original prerequisite. |
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| Clinical Medicine (medicine_clinical) | enabling | 74% | review | Pacemaker implantation is a clinical therapy for heart rhythm disorders, requiring surgical and cardiology practice rather than hospital information systems. |
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