Do You Rely On A St. Jude Defibrillator / Pacemaker? Beware Of Battery Failure

We've all experienced it at one time or another – a sudden scare that sets your adrenaline flowing and heart racing. Once we breathe a sigh of relief and calm down our bodies naturally regulate our heartbeats back to a normal and healthy pace, and we probably won't think much more about it.

But if you are one of hundreds of thousands of people who have a condition which can cause sudden cardiac arrest or prolonged irregular rhythms, chances are you think about your heartbeat a lot.

Implanted Defibrillators

The introduction of implantable, battery-operated defibrillators has helped many people with these conditions immensely. These devices can provide a sudden shock to a stopped heart to get it beating again or smaller currents to provide a steady pace to irregularly beating hearts.