Pacemaker dependent
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ll offer the following. 100% pacemaker dependent says to me one has to be very careful about protecting the pacemaker and its ability to run (battery, other?).
We are all dependent on our heart beating or face sudden death. For those pacemaker dependent that means (to me) the pacemaker has to keep running.
If you have not been given detailed instructions on what to watch out for or stay away from you should seek this information from the professional who installed/prescribed the pacemaker.
Originally, I have wpw (SVT & RBBB). A one lead pacemaker (PASAR) implanted in 1982. Which was unable to control the tachy. His bundle ablation was given after 3 years from that. Now I got the number 4 permanent pacmaker (2 leads). I'm not pacemaker dependent. I still have A-tach and A-Fib and I'm still have wpw.
I just found out thaqt I am now considered pace maker dependent and that I need my pace maker replaces sometime soon. What happens during surgery? Does my heart stop or at risk or stopping when the doctor is transitioning from my old pace maker to my new one. i am 70 years old and scared of the relacement process.
I have a pacemaker and I'm 100% pacemaker dependent. I did an ecg and would like to know what it means?
In 2013 I had an AV Node ablation. I am pacer dependent. In 2015 my pacemaker was upgraded to a Bi-V due to "pacemaker syndrome".
Since that time I have periods of extremely irregular heartbeats. These can last up to 8 hours. Various medical professionals have checked my pulse during these periods and confirm what I already knew.
I do not understand why the pacemaker does not prevent these periods of IHB.
Be sure your mother is not experiencing something similar, it could be unnerving. For my mother, they ablated the SA Node and made her pacemaker dependent, somehow that would stop the erroneous defib discharges, or so we were told.
My mother, new in the home, and new with the pacemaker, was a lunatic, we again thought the worst.
I had pacemaker implanted. 4 days later I had mild throbbing pain in chest and throat, this went away after 24 hours. About a month later pain came back and has continued for last 8 days. Pain increased today; I feel it in my chest throat, neck, jaw and back. Had echocardiogram and it was normal. Recently had stress/nuc (before pacemaker) and it was ok. Cardiologist office thinks it is not damgerous. Also pacemaker was adjusted to lower voltage and seemed to have no effect.
Thanks...I'll ask at work about the transvenous v. external pacing. I had to paced with the external patches that zap you through the chest wall before I got my pacemaker. Being 80-90% dependent means I don't think they would take away the generator with a second back up in place. I'll figure it out.
This seems like a very difficult situation for you and your family.
The best way to begin addressing this question is to ask your cardiologist whether your mother is "pacemaker dependent" or not. Pacemaker dependent means that the heart is reliant on the pacemaker, and without it, the heart cannot pump fast enough to meet the demands of the body. (There are others who need the pacemaker infrequently as a "back-up", for the rare times when the heart rate slows down).
I am a 43yr old female, and had an av node ablation in 99. I am pacemaker dependent from the procedure.(means my heart no longer beats on its own) I feel much less tired, an was able to regain a pretty normal life after the procedure. I thank God every day for it. I was able to stop taking cardiac meds. which helps lessen the tiredness too. Research complications of this procedure before proceeding and discuss this with your mom and her doctor, knowledge is power! stay strong!
He had an oblation done, he had afib, and got a pacemaker/defibrilator. He is pacemaker dependent. He has to go in now for a 2nd oblation and i have learned something else new. Your body parts keep growing as long and you live. Probably thank God for that! But, a part is now bothering his pacemaker and making it only 50 % effective so that needs to be fixed. There are some good sites on line re people with pacemakers and if i were all of you i would go to one of them.
Hi, I am a 76 yr old female who is 100% dependent on my St June 2210 pacemaker/generator. It was implanted at the end of 2009, and after the initial healing/ caution period, I can say I have lived and slept without problems. I get a little short of breath when I walk too fast, or lift something a little heavy, but I'm no kid anymore so I can't blame the pacemaker. As for sleeping, I sleep on my left side (same side as the unit) about 80% of the time and have never had a problem.
She also had an abration process to make her pacemaker dependent. She has progressively had extreme fatigue to the point that she is not able to walk very far without resting, nor exercise at all. She has had banks of tests including blood, adrenal, nuclear stress test, etc., and all were in the "normal" range.
I have a Boston Scientific Teligen 100 Pacemaker/ICD combo for both bradycardia and tachycardia issues.
They've tweaked my settings from 50bpm to 60bpm to stop fainting spells and low hr's - but I can't tell a difference and it hasn't made me have more "pep" or energy, I wish it had =)
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Due to various arrhythmic problems, my A/V node was ablated 12 years ago and therefore I am totally pacemaker dependent. . My atrail fibrillation/flutter has been somewhat controlled over the years by various medications , none of which have been successful for long terms. I am now scheduled for a cardioversion procedure. What precautions should be taken to protect my pacer and leads from damage due to the shock voltage? Should the doctor have a standby replacement pacer ready?
In 1999 I had a pacer implanted after an AV node ablation, indicated for a-fib/ flutter. I am pacemaker dependent. My docs said I had to wait till I was"eri" for a replacement, but the insurance company said I could have one every three years with out a letter of medical necessity. I am anxious to have it replaced due to my dependence: but don't want to rush unnecessarily.
Hello, my father (early 60s) is on an ICD. His cardiologist wants to make the heart completely dependent upon the pacemaker, as the medicines my father is on aren't working. Unfortunately, I was unable to sit in on the meeting between my father and the cardiologist.
My question to you is this - do you know the name of the procedure that would fully sever the nerves which incite the heart to beat?
re not the pacemaker dependent. For SSS, the pacemaker will sense and pace only when it needed. Not like a pacemaker dependent. It paces every second for life.
Some type of pacemaker can do 2 jobs. It can pace out of fast rate (tachy) and speed up the brady. Like mine one now. Did your doctor tell you what kind of pacemaker that he'll implant for you? One lead or two leads? In 1982, my cardio implanted the one lead (ventricle) for my svt which was not successful.
I also have a his bundle ablation. Although I'm not a pacemaker dependent but they put one in for security (insurance). I got 2 ways can feel like palpitations.
1. Actual AT / AF occurred. Pacemaker will pace the Atrial and sense the ventricle. Without the av node but I got a very active accessory pathway. It passes what ever rhythm from the Atrial to the ventricle. Dr knows when it occurred by the pacemaker telling "mode switching".
2. When I wake up in the morning.
Do understand that some people are totally dependent on the pacemaker, thus they have a heart rate controlled by the pacemaker, I'd think no thinner needed in this case. Others have a pacemaker to prevent the HR from going below some lower limit, maybe 40 bps. These people may also have other rhythm problems that require a thinner.
Hope you get some input from those wearing a pacemaker.
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