Pacemaker failure rate

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Avatar m tn t find anything. Originally I thought a pacemaker may be of some benefit, but the article I saw said that with Atrial Fibrillation, it only works for people that are Tachy-Brady (and some limited circumstances) Please see the following link (copy and paste if it's not clickable). Hope this is of some help, you've been through so much. http://www.webmd.
Avatar f tn Doctors will not operate on AAA or pacemaker replacement due to frailness. What can I expect as the battery on the pacemaker fails?
Avatar m tn Your medication helps control high blood pressure and probably would be prescribed without a pacemaker. Also, the med helps stable the heart rate, but if the sinus node pacemaker output is abnormal, the heart rate could be slow enough to cause formation of blood clots and a heart attack or too fast causing the heart to be unable to pump enough blood into circulation with each heartbeat and cause heart failure.
Avatar n tn //www.mayoclinic.com/health/biventricular-pacemaker/HB00084. Hope this help.
Avatar m tn His heart rate was in the low thirties. Three days later he had a pacemaker implanted, his heart rate the day of the surgery was 27. His EF was normal and he had clear cardio arteries. His blood pressure was around 145/85-90. He was walking about 3 miles up and down hill 3 to 4 times a week. He has never had a heart attack. He is a type two diabetic with an A1C of 5.5 and is overweight. On new meds his BP dropped to 117/70.
Avatar m tn This is a common reason referring doctors ask for a pacemaker to be checked. Next time the heart rate is counted low, have them check an EKG. That is my best guess as to what is happening.
Avatar n tn My question is, is there a link bewteen imuran and heart failure? I have found that imuran can cause a increased heart rate, but could it be responsible for these episodes? Thank you for any help you may be able to give in this matter.
1467724 tn?1286430368 If her heartbeats are 15 and should be 60, she may benefit from a pacemaker which will regulate the rate of her heart to a preset rate and hopefully help her - also if it is heart failure she may need meds to help with that. Here's the forum on MH that deals with heart failure a bit more: http://www.medhelp.
Avatar n tn i was advised to take meds to bridge the slow heart rate. i was told about the sick sinus, that causes slow heart rate. lowest rate is 49beats/minute highest i got was 63. i don't have a heart failure. and yes i believe this is one of the greatest decision i will make in my life.. i know once i put this, i will be needing a replacement in 10 years or if needed as per doctor's advise.
Avatar n tn Hello. Usually the heart rate would increase when a fever is present. If a patient has Sick Sinus Syndrome where the heart rate cannot increase because the sinus node is "sick" then a pacemaker is implanted and a range of, usually, 60-100 beats per minute is set. If this person's heart rate cannot increase ON IT'S OWN and their pacemaker is set at a low rate of 70 beats per minute, the fever will not cause the heart rate to go up because it can't.
Avatar m tn A pacemaker is a small device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a suitable heart rate and rhythm. A pacemaker may also be used to treat fainting spells (syncope), congestive heart failure, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A pacemaker implant is more for assurance of good, normal heartbeat than a remedy for heart failure.
Avatar f tn You don't have the symptoms of heart failure. With that aside, conditions or medicines that slow the passing of electrical signals through the heart but are not the result of heart damage. These conditions include: Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid gland), electrolyte imbalances, such as abnormal blood levels of potassium. . Heart medicines, such as beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, antiarrhythmics, and digoxin can slow the heart rate.
1078068 tn?1255906891 Low energy. Should I undergoe a full maze procedure (little confidence) or a pacemaker. My heart rate is usually low 40's when not in tachycardia. Would my ventrical beat keep me alive if pacemaker failed. Is this risky?
Avatar f tn The pacemaker itself should not be a deterent from having an ablation. I've had a pacemaker for 6 years (because of an ablation actually), and then had another ablation about a year ago. Unfortunately, the ablations don't work for me, but I have IST, not SVT so hopefully they're more effective for that.
Avatar f tn Yes I have had afib episodes. I have a medtronic pacemaker and Defrib unit. Been in there since Sept08. The pacemaker seems to really regulate the heart. Have not had any since.
2093880 tn?1334813768 I just learned that my uncle had heart failure at 46 and had a pacemaker implanted at that point. My mom died at 28 and her other brother died in his early 50's...all heart attacks. I'm on a mission to figure out if I have what they had, but their's was just left untreated. The only link I have so far is that my uncle (pacemaker/heart transplant uncle) noticed that he could only play the 8 minutes in rec league basketball game, while he was in his mid 30's.
Avatar n tn A person in heart failure should be on a cocktail of drugs and usually a pacemaker or ICD is implanted, but even then it won't stop the heart from failing completly. Currently to my knowledge stem cell research is only in the animal testing stages but looks encouraging. As to why her doctor did not order a pacemaker I can only guess he assumed her case was too far gone and the risk of the procedure did not outweigh the benefits.
Avatar f tn My husband has been totally reliant on a pacemaker since unsuccessful surgery for WPW 27 years ago. Recent nuclear testing shows CI although his pacemaker is rate-responsive. He's at the end of life of his 3rd battery. One failed lead was replaced 13 yrs ago and so 3 are in place. He now needs a 4th lead but has ongoing circulation issues from the space occupied by leads. Would a dual-sensor pacemaker be likely to help the CI? Would all models require 2 new leads instead of one?
Avatar f tn Permanent pacing right ventricle long term can cause heart failure. The heart is getting lazy and rely on the pacemaker. Mine one like that too. My cardio now programs to sense the Atrial and pace the ventricle when necessary. It reduces the pacing in ventricle. Before he set to 70's. Most of the time is pacing. Now I ask him to set it to 60. My heart is paced 20% less than before. Hope it helps.
Avatar f tn I have congestive heart failure and had an infarction rate of 24. Have a valve that leaks. I have a pacemaker/defib mechanism (2nd one) and I think I do great. I am still working (sedentary job), am an active grandmother, lovely life. I am getting tired again... feel like I have to stop and catch my breath (NOT during exercise)... dizzy. After the device, cardiologist says I just need to come in once a year... I should be fine. I am going to another doctor..
3287038 tn?1398422427 My mother is 76 and had paroxsymal Afib,although it may now be consided as persistant. She is rate controlled and also takes 325mg aspirin. Her BP is 96/60,HR59-104,EF=25%,Left ventricular enlargement .No edema,sleeps flat, shortness of breath only when rushed. 1.) Would catheter ablation of the AV node be too dangerous? Any Long term affects, if not sucessful? 2.) What about cardioversion? 3.) What can be done to prevent further left vent dilation, cardiomyopathy? 4.
Avatar n tn Jon is correct. You can't judge the complete population of pacemaker devices on the probability of run of specific models that may have had a manufacturing problem. It appears to be a recall or heads up for any probable problems.... A malfunction of a device is 1.4 per 1000. One out every 50 devices manufactured is defective is ridiculous...should be ashamed to post the comment.:) The pacemaker should not even be an issue.
1527789 tn?1324925160 Which started off with a bloodclot in the spine as big as my fist, and ended with a pacemaker. After many tests it was decided on the autonomic failure. I started working only 7 days ago. Hoping to stay out of hospitals for the festive season, now I am having this moments where it feels as if someone nocked my breath out of me. Is this normal? Is it something the pacemaker is doing, keeping the beat.
Avatar n tn Implantable loop recorder is only a diagnostic monitor. Pacemaker monitors and regulates heart rate. AICD monitors for abnormal rhythms and shocks to correct them.
Avatar f tn If my heart is firing from the AV node but over my pacemaker rate will it correct that? Or does it have to go below the set rate in order to fire? I have a rate responsive ST Jude pacemaker. I have just noticed that I still feel it irregular (like its beating from the AV node)but in the 80's. Do you know if that is just something I will have to live with? Thanks so much!!
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Avatar f tn You state in your title that you have a low heart rate but describe your issue in % which is more related to ejection fraction rate. Are you clear on whether the doctor was describing your heart rate or ejection fraction. This could very well determine how troubling your issue really is. I would think a slow heart rate would be not quite as troubling as a low ejection fraction that said, I would assume you are being treated for your heart failure. Please do not stop doing so.