What to do before you have a cardiac device implant

Patients should have recent blood work and a chest X ray . This will be arranged by our clinic staff for you.
Don’t take breakfast on the morning of the procedure but you may take your usual medication.
Generally omit anti blood clotting medication like aspirin and plavix for 5 days before the procedure unless advised by the electrophysiologist.
Patients on warfarin can stay on warfarin after checking the INR trend with the electrophysiologist.
Patients on newer blood thinning drugs like Pradaxa, Xeralto and Apixaban need to omit these for 24 to 48 hours before the procedure.
Arrive at the booked ward early in preparation for the procedure.
If this procedure is to done as a day procedure have someone drive you to and from the hospital.
You will have the implant area either the left or right chest wall prepared and cleaned.
Intravenous antibiotics will be given.
Please notify the staff of any allergies including an allergy to plasters or latex gloves.

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