ABSTRACT
Cardiac pacing is a rapidly expanding field of electrophysiology. More than 300,000 pacemakers are now implanted each year, and as many as 25% of patients in cardiac rehabilitation programs have pacemakers. With advances in pacemaker technology, the cardiac rehabilitation prescription for these patients continues to evolve. At one time, the rehabilitation of a patient with a cardiac pacemaker simply involved reassurance and education about the device. High-level physical activity was not recommended because the fixed pacing rate could not respond to exertion (1).
