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Where is the pacemaker placed?

The pulse generator of the pacemaker is almost always placed in the left chest over the heart. In some rare cases, it may be placed on the right side of the chest. The reason for this left-sided location is that it allows for easy access to the veins that are required for electrode placement.

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Is pacemaker placement painful?

Is getting a pacemaker major surgery?

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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