Going home with a heart Implant device and discharge instructions
Resources and guidance for patients preparing to leave the hospital after receiving a heart implant device.
Remember your appointment to your heart device check up!
Your heart device implant has many different settings to ensure that your heart beats normally. The pacemaker also collects a lot of information about your heart rhythm as it monitors you. This information helps the pacemaker clinic and your cardiologist program your pacemaker to best suit your needs. Attending regular pacemaker appointments also allows us to monitor the battery life of the pacemaker so that a replacement procedure can be scheduled in a timely manner.
Heart Device identification (ID) card
The Heart Device identification (ID) card identifies you as the wearer of an implanted device. It is helpful to always have this card with you. It is especially helpful for follow-up appointments, to clear airport security, and in case of a medical emergency.
Your ID card will show the following information
- Your name, address, and phone number.
- Model and serial numbers of your pacemaker and lead(s) and the date they were implanted.
- Your follow-up clinic/doctor’s name and phone number.
