Medtronic pacemaker battery life

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Avatar f tn I have had numerous surgeries including the Fontan in 1987 with a revision of the Fontan in 2006, where at that time I also had a Medtronic Enrhythym Pacemaker install. 3 weeks ago I had a Pacemaker replacement due to the fact my battery on my Pacemaker was running low. The new Pacemaker installed is a Medtronic Adapta. Since the new pacemaker my Heart beat has been all over the place. My 1st Enrhythym was paced at 80 bpm, and it pretty much stayed like that for 5.
Avatar f tn Pacemaker batteries will not run out unexpectedly. When a battery is running low, the elective replacement indicator (ERI) is activated. Physicians can detect this activation during a routine office visit. In addition, the battery status and the general functioning of the pacemaker can be tested over the telephone. This is generally done every one to two months.
Avatar n tn The lead/s recall (medtronic)? The lead fracture or dislodge? Pacemaker battery died? Need an upgraded pacemaker? Pacemaker recall? What kind and what brand of your pacemaker? Do you have the serial number? You can directly contact the producer and find out why? Mine is St Jude and implanted in 2002. Still got 3 years to go. Once stage they said all the professional needed to download a programme because it reading the battery life in error.
Avatar f tn I have a medtronic pacemaker,battery change next year,but can low blood pressure be due to low battery, also had stent put in august, 90% lad clogged. I have the pacer that's not defublator, pressure drops to low kicks in. I have been feeling dizzy tired no appetite, nauseated, but have to eat because of meds have to take. I am having pain in my chest and kind of short of breath.
Avatar n tn s so small most people would never even know I have it. When they checked 2 mths ago, my battery life was almost 8 years, which is another thing to take into consideration if you're given a choice. http://www.bostonscientific.com/Device.bsci?navRelId=1000.1003&req_from_page=treatment&page=HCP_Overview&method=DevDetailHCP&id=10106021&pageDisclaimer=Disclaimer.
Avatar f tn I have recently gotten a medtronic pacemaker installed during the beginning of April. I've only had it for three months, and the leads are not fully attached yet. Is there any way that I could have it removed? Both the generator and the leads?
Avatar n tn I have a Medtronic device currently. I am also requesting a longer-life battery pacemaker, is that a good choice? I was told the longer batteries can last up to 10 years. My last two pacemakers have lasted 6 and 7 years, respectively. Also, what is the chance of infection for third-time placements? Is it greatly increased? I am in great health other than my heart, am 5 feet 4 inches and weigh 112-115 lbs. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Avatar n tn When she recently had her pacemaker checked the physician told her that she now has only 2 1/2 years of battery life left. Unfortunately, the reason for a loss of battery life was not given even after the question was presented. Can you help us understand what has happend.
675084 tn?1233087505 m 100% depend on my pacemaker.. i have a Medtronic this my 2nd. pacemaker... my first Medtronic pacemaker i had it for 18 yrs. until the doctor turn it down than it didn't work good.. had to get a new one.. in Dec. it will be 2yrs. i had my pacemaker check last week and i find out the doctor that put my pacemaker in didn't set my pacemaker for life depend.. Good news is now my pacemaker is set for it not to be ever turn off..
Avatar m tn I am on my third Medtronic pacemaker, recently upgraded to a biventricular pacemaker with defibrillator. I too have had AFib for which I had an ablation, twice. The second ablation took. I am paced 24-hours now (though not pacemaker dependant...yet) and I am pretty happy with the device itself, though I still have severe rhythm problems.
Avatar n tn Wires that connect the electronic circuit to other components in the pacemaker, such as the battery or connector, could separate resulting in potential loss of rate response, premature battery failure, loss of telemetry or no output. This could cause return of bradycardia symptoms or potentially result in death or serious injury. Medtronic has notified doctors that there is no testing that can predict whether one of their pacemakers may fail and no device re-programming can reduce the risk.
Avatar f tn It was later determined at autopsy that her pacemaker lead had fractured. It was a Medtronic pacemaker. I have been in disbelief since then. I understand that these are just wires.And as an electrophysiologist so eloquently put it, "they are like a paperclip.If you bend a paperclip enough times, it will eventually break." And that leads are the "achillles heal" of the pacemaker. This to a mourning mother doesn't sit well.
Avatar f tn Modern pacemakers don't just "die". When the battery voltage drops to a certain level. The pacemaker will go into an "end of life mode" (battery, not person). It's sort of a last ditch conservation mode until the battery can be replaced. What happens then is the pacemaker will fire to a preset pulse rate. It will no longer take into account what the user's heart is doing. The is reported by some to be a very uncomfortable, miserable feeling.
Avatar m tn I realize that you have a lot of history with your mother and her pacemaker, but modern pacemakers don't just "die". When the battery voltage drops to a certain level. The pacemaker will go into an "end of life mode" (battery, not person). It's sort of a last ditch conservation mode until the battery can be replaced. What happens then is the pacemaker will fire to a preset pulse rate. It will no longer take into account what the user's heart is doing.
Avatar n tn If the pacemaker is the only concern, in other words he is not dealing with any other heart diseases such as a cardiomyopathy, he will have a normal life span. The pacemaker batteries last for years and before the batteries stop working, there are signs of that happening months before the pacemaker stops working. His doctor will have plenty of time to have the pacemaker battery replaced.
Avatar f tn My pacemaker battery had been dead for over a year and a half, and I just now was told that the pacemaker will have to be removed because it can damage the heart if it doesn't have a battery. Is this true? Incidentally, my pacemaker had not been activated for several years, as it was set for the minimum and didn't ever have to kick in.
723800 tn?1230887234 I also had av heartblock at the age of 22 my 1st pacemaker never gave me any problems when I had it replaced in July of 2009 with a Medtronic duel chamber pacemaker 6 months later I started to have chest pain and was going to the hospital a lot due to the feeling and being scared they told me nothing was wrong with me it took about a year before a nurse said that i was having panic attacks so they sent me to a psychiatrist they tried about 20 different medications before I felt calmer and a litt
Avatar n tn Of course under normal circumstances your cardiologist would be monitoring your pacemaker, doing an interrogation of the unit and could track the battery life. My Dad had his changed before the beeping started. But they bagged it and gave it to him and eventually the beeper did start going off (just a tiny beep every now and then). He had to stash it some place until the battery actually quit.
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Avatar f tn His pacemaker reports that he has 6 months batter life. Because of the prognosis, we have decided to not replace the pacemaker. He is 100% dependent on the pacemaker. What should I expect when the battery runs out? His doctor told me that it won't just quit at that time. They really don't know how long the pacemaker could last. I'm worried about pain. I will be discussing this with his PCP and his cardiologist. I would just like some answers before then.
Avatar n tn How do you know when your pacemaker is ready for a new battery? What are the signs?
Avatar m tn I am really surprised. My mom had a pacemaker and was told the battery needed to be changed once every five yrs. I remember that clearly. Maybe your friend has a different type of pacemaker. By the way, my mom had mitral valve prolapse and lived to age 92 and ONLY cauz she stopped eating at the nursing home. It runs in my moms family. All her sisters lived to be in their mid 90's and one was 103 ! My mom was born in 1913. I have inherited mvp too.
Avatar n tn A retired Electro cardio surgeon I met Has a resting rate of 50 ppm and has his pacemaker set at 45 ppm He points out this is a 12% duty cycle oh his pace maker and mine is over 75%. This save on the battery life and delays pacemaker replacement. He has installed over 2000 pacemakers in his career. Does having a high pulse rate on your pacemaker make you feel like you have more pep? This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.
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