title: Rate-modulated pacemakers.
abstract: Rate-modulated pacing is an advancement in pacing technology that has opened the way for the development of a wide variety of pacemaker generators and pacing modes. Rate-modulated pacemakers use a physiologic sensor other than the sinus node to adjust the pacing rate according to the physiologic needs of the patient. As rate-modulated pacemakers become more widely used, nurses caring for patients with these devices need to understand pacing physiology as well as rate-modulated pacing technology to provide optimal patient care.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fabiszewski
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Volosin
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005246:Feedback; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D013041:Specialties, Nursing