Other Websites for Pacemaker & ICD Patients

Pacemaker & ICD Manufacturers

The leading pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator manufacturers provide patient-oriented information on their websites so you can learn more about your condition and device.

• Medtronic - www.medtronic.com
• St. Jude Medical - www.sjm.com
• Boston Scientific / Guidant - www.bostonscientific.com
• Vitatron - www.vitatron.com
• Biotronik - www.biotronik.com
• ELA / Sorin - www.elamedical.com
• Wilson Greatbatch (batteries) - www.greatbatch.com
• Baikal - www.baikalinc.ru/en/company/279.html
• CCC - www.ccc.com.uy/pacemaker/index.htm
• Medico - www.medicoweb.com/start_e.htm
• Pacetronix - www.pacetronix.com
• Elestim-Cardio - www.elestim-cardio.ru/en 
• Cardioelectronica - www.cardioelectronica.com

Pacemaker & ICD Information Sites

These websites provide helpful information on implantable cardioverter defibrillators, pacemakers and cardiac arrhythmias. 

• American Heart Association - americanheart.org
• Arrhythmia Technologies Institute - www.arrhythmiatech.com
• Biophan Technologies - www.biophan.com
• Cardiac Pacing Links by Wolfgang Scheibelhofer
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - www.fda.gov
• Implantable Device Reference Guide
• Heart Authority - www.heartauthority.com
• Heartbeat International - www.heartbeatintl.org
• Heart Point - www.heartpoint.com/pacerintro.html
• Heart Rhythm Society - www.hrsonline.org
• Helena Cardiology Clinic
• LifeBeat Online - www.lifebeatonline.com
• Medical Device Link - www.devicelink.com
• Wikipedia (about pacemakers)
• Wikipedia (about ICDs)
• YourTotalHealth - yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/arrhythmia

Support & Emotional Healing

Other support groups and organizations to help you cope with living with a cardiac device.   

• Atrial Fibrillation Support Group - Afibsupport.com
• Cardiac Athletes - www.cardiacathletes.org.uk
• CHF Patients - www.chfpatients.com
• Children’s Heart Federation - www.childrens-heart-fed.com
• Hope With Heart (summer camps) - www.hopewithheart.com
• Implantable.com - www.implantable.com
• Non Compaction Cardiomyopathy
• Med Help International - www.medhelp.org
• Mended Hearts - www.mendedhearts.org
• Wired4Life - www.wired4life.net
• STARS-US - www.stars-us.org
• The Pacemaker Forum - www.thepacemakerforum.com
• The Zapper - www.zaplife.org

Living Healthy & Safely

Sites to help implantable device recipients live healthy and safely. 

• Ask the Dietitan - www.dietitian.com
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans - www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines
• Healthy Heart Market - healthyheartmarket.com
• Med Scope Alert Systems - www.medscope.org
• Med Tees - medtees.com
• Medical Alert System - www.liferesponseusa.com
• Quit Smoking - www.cdc.gov
• SoftTouch (seatbelt & bra comfort) - www.aboutsofttouch.com
• Wellness Quest - www.wellnessquest.com

 
Monitoring Service Providers

Companies that monitor pacemakers and ICDs.   

• Cardiac Monitoring Center - www.pacercheck.com
• First-Call Medical - www.fcminc.com/pacer.html
• Mednet Healthcare - www.mednethealth.net

 
Heart Disease & Conditions

A list of organizations that provide information on the heart and associated conditions.     

• Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network -  www.cachnet.org
• Congenital Heart Information Network - tchin.org
• Encyclopedia of Surgery - www.surgeryencyclopedia.com
• Health4Care - www.health4care.com
• Heart Failure Society of America - www.hfsa.org
• Online Journal of Cardiology
• SADS Foundation - www.sads.org.au
• WebMD - www.webmd.com