The pacemaker alleviates the symptoms by restoring the heart rate to normal. Learn more about pacemakers. Locate a heart rhythm specialist in your area. Learn More about ongoing clinical trials to treat heart rhythms disorders. Click here to go to the CenterWatch site.
Most people know someone who has a pacemaker to treat a slow heartbeat.
Often that person is older, a grandparent or an elderly neighbor. But people of all ages can have bradycardia, including children and young adults. Each day approximately 10 children in the United States receive a pacemaker. Today at age 8, she is an active third grader, playing soccer, swimming, and playing with her brother Evan. Locate a heart rhythm specialist in your area who treats children.