Question

What happens when the pacemaker becomes nonfunctional ?

Answer 1

Answer:

If this happens then,cardiac muscles of our heart will not rhythmically contract and relaxed,and functional in coordinated manner,and hence leads to cardiac arrest...

Answer 2

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If the pacemaker of the heart is not functional, the cardiac muscles will not be able to contract rhythmically in a coordinated manner. This would, in turn, affect the pumping of blood and may even lead to cardiac arrest.

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INTERESTING TO KNOW -

• A pacemaker is a small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms.

• This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate.

• Pacemakers are used to treat arrhythmias (ah-RITH-me-ahs). Arrhythmias are problems with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat.

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