transthoracic pacemaker

transthoracic pacemaker
an external cardiac pacemaker that delivers stimuli through the chest wall, such as one connected to the heart by percutaneous pacing wires introduced through a transthoracic needle or one in which large electrodes are placed on the skin over the heart.

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