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Will I need a pacemaker or defibrillator for HFpEF?
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Will I need a pacemaker or defibrillator for HFpEF?

Patients with diastolic heart failure do not necessarily require a pacemaker or defibrillator. In this video, Dr. Sunthar tells us under what conditions a pacemaker or defibrillator might be required as a form of treatment.

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Patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction or diastolic heart failure don't specifically need pacemakers or defibrillators for treatment of heart failure. They may well need pacemakers but that will be if they have an isolated electrical abnormality in their conduction system that requires a pacemaker for its own reason.

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