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Many people might not know the difference between a Pacemaker and an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), but if your primary care doctor or cardiologist recommends one, it is important to know the basic function of each of these life-saving devices.

Although both devices are surgically placed inside the chest or abdomen to help regulate your heart, a Pacemaker[1] does this by monitoring your heartbeat and delivering low-level electrical pulses to keep your heart at a normal pace. Your heart has its own electrical system that is meant to maintain a proper rhythm, but arrhythmias[2] (irregular heart rhythms) prevent your heart from pumping the necessary amount of blood.

ICDs often have Pacemakers built into them, so they can do everything a Pacemaker can, plus a bit more. Whereas a Pacemaker can only deliver low-level electrical pulses, an ICD can deliver both low-level and ...