Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Living and Loving After Getting a Pacemaker

Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Living and Loving After Getting a Pacemaker

It began as a routine yearly follow-up with my cardiologist. I had been referred originally by my family doctor ten years ago because my heart would race periodically even when I wasn’t exercising. The problem was eventually diagnosed as a heart rhythm problem called tachycardia.                 I had always thought of my heart as a pump to get the blood sent through my body. I learned that the pump relies on electrical pulses generated by a sma…