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Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Implantation of a heart pacemaker, defibrillator and event recorder: Isolated sensor implantation, open surgical: Epicardial, left ventricular
You have had a sensor surgically implanted in your heart.
The heart pumps blood through the body. Inside the heart are 4 chambers. There are 2 heart atria and 2 ventricles. Both heart atria and both ventricles are separated from each other by a partition.
The heart's electrical activity causes the heart muscle to contract. It begins at a site in your right atrium. Initially the electrical activity spreads to both atria. The electrical activity then flows on via a sort of cable to the ventricles.
Various technical devices can be implanted into the heart, for example to measure its electrical activity. These devices usually consist of a box that is placed beneath the skin, and one or more cables. At the end of these cables are sensors. These sensors can sense the heart’s electrical activity and the heartbeat. You have had a sensor implanted into your left ventricle.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).