Pacemaker failure resulting from radiation damage

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Avatar m tn Individual with isolated chronic RBBB are generally asymptomatic and do not require a pacemaker. But if serious symptoms such as fainting, etc. occur, then a pacemaker. If RBBB causes the right ventricle to increase, this enlargement can diminish the supply of blood to the lungs resulting in a reduced supply of blood to the left ventricle and then into circulation. This condition would be heart failure. Hope this gives you an insight with RBBB.
Avatar n tn Heart failure certainly can't be classified as normal. Has he been under professional heart management over the years? I doubt whether he suffered much damage if any from the attack in 1984, that's nearly 30 years ago and I think heart failure would have begun years ago from that. What you need to establish is the cause of the heart failure. Have there been more blockages in the arteries that haven't been treated? was there as infection involved?
Avatar m tn Aims Fluoroscopy is the standard and almost unique tool used for cardiac imaging during permanent pacemaker implantation, and its use implies exposure of patients and operators to radiation. The usefulness for this purpose of electroanatomic systems not based on fluoroscopy is unknown. Our aim was to study the feasibility of implanting single-lead VDD pacemakers without the use of fluoroscopy.
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 n tn My mother had her sack around her heart removed due to pericarditis from radiation for breast cancer. The sack was hard and choking her heart. She needed 5 bypasses and the heart scraped of scar tissue. She ended up with a small heart, but with a pacemaker she was able to live another 12 years. Hers was an emergency and without it she had only 2 weeks to live because her kidneys were shutting down. What are your other cardiac problems? How much of a risk?
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.
Avatar n tn All or almost all of the heart is working (sometimes heart cell damage from a previous heart attack impedes heart wall movement reducing contractions), but enlargement itself can cause a weaker heart and arrhythmia.. The heart quickly enlarges when it is overworked by pumping against the high resistance of constricted blood vessels. Also, the kidneys increase the volume of blood adding to the workload.
Avatar f tn They also tried to tell me that they could not get the digital information from the pacemaker to let us know when a the brake actually occurred. i have talked to other representatives from another medical equipment manufacturer and they told me all they had to was hook up their wires to it and it would print out all the dates an "event" happened.Is this true and why won't Medtronic do this?
Avatar n tn After 5 hours, dr aborted ablation as arrhythmia is in a dangerous location that if he continued, could leave me needing a pacemaker. Was put back on flecanide which caused bad headaches. Switched to Rhytmol (225 mg 3X daily) which was working great at controlling my tachycardia. I also have thyroid cancer and had to come off my synthorid for 4 weeks (for radiation therapy) and had to have weekly ekg's during this time period.
Avatar n tn My husband had a silent massive heart attack almost 10 years ago, with a resulting loss of about 2/3 of his heart function, cardiomyopathy & congestive heart failure. He had a 3 way pacemaker implanted a year later, with a defibrilator, pacer & synchronizer of the bottom ventricles of the heart. He is on maximum medication and has been doing relatively well until about 2 months ago when he started noticebly dragging his right leg and not swinging his right arm.
Avatar n tn She had heart failure at the age of 58 due to what was thought the radiation or sarcadosis that she had when she was 30. When she had her final heart surgery last August, the surgeon told us that the radiation really took a toll on her (that her heart was extremely hard and bones were crumblying). She did not survive and passed away at the age of 70. She had an enlarged heart at the age of 58 when she was diagnosed.
Avatar m tn When telling me my options, my doc mentioned medication to me and flat out said he would not put me on a beta-blocker b/c it would drive me crazy. He said I wouldn't be able to run like normal. He had mentioned a rhythm medication to me instead of a beta-blocker, but I decided to go ahead with the ablation. I'm 31 and didn't want to be on meds for who knows how long. I had to have two ablations b/c the bad pathway burnt in the first one was masking some other bad pathways.
Avatar m tn Most of the severe problems of radiation exposure are due to hematopoitic failure,gastrointestinal damage like ulcers,CNS,secondary infection,pneumonitis.These damages are caused due to over exposure in the corresponding areas of body but not general as a whole body damage like the forums say. 5.Risk factor for lung cancer is only chronic smoking but not over exposure to radiation 6.You are not over exposed to radiation by frequent examinations for a 2 weeks duration.
Avatar m tn Most of the severe problems of radiation exposure are due to hematopoitic failure,gastrointestinal damage like ulcers,CNS,secondary infection,pneumonitis.These damages are caused due to over exposure in the corresponding areas of body but not general as a whole body damage like the forums say. 5.You are not over exposed to radiation by frequent examinations for a 2 weeks duration.There is nothing to be worried about.
Avatar f tn Good drugs and rest after a long hospital visit have me recovering from kidney failure caused by heart disease. I have a blood clot in my heart which is being dissolved by drugs, and then my A-Fib can be eliminated. Please get your Mom's records from the hospital and then be your mom's advocate. She isn't thinking right, how could she? My wife just left me out of the discussion with the doctors.
Avatar m tn When there is a lot of plaque build up, it isn't always possible to get a balloon into the tiny opening in the blockage. The cardiologist is not very experienced by the sound of it. If most of that plaque is hard, imagine the damage it will do if you squash it into the artery wall. What he should do is remove a lot of the plaque first and there are a number of tools available to achieve this. Rotablation is one, where a diamond tipped spinning drill travels along the catheter wire.
Avatar m tn The heart will ultimately give-in, resulting usually in cardiac failure (heart attack). But with good management, proper treatment, careful monitoring by the vet (involving regular check-ups), low-salt diet, moderate exercise but no excitement or over-exertion, and lots of TLC, many dogs live a fairly full and contented life.
Avatar f tn most notably severe muscle atrophy where radiation was administered to the four vertebra and suffer from almost constant muscle spasms in those areas. I also have some nerve damage from the four (8 punches) bone marrow biopsies I received. About four years ago (2013) I started experiencing unexplained constant tachycardia (rapid heart rate) that at rest ranged from 110 to 170 bpm. At that point I started seeing a cardiologist.
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 n tn Please include average ionizing radiation exposure and identify the latest types of equipment and how well it/they work - and in comparison to older procedures/methods/equipment. It sounds like some patients are less well after the procedure than before the procedure. Are there national efforts to collect data on patient outcomes so that risks can continue to be lowered and outcomes can improve and be uniform?
Avatar n tn An enlarged heart is almost always secondary to heart failure, but it can be primary and cause heart failure and a low EF. Also, an enlarged heart, left ventricle, can cause arrhythmia, and the EKG indicates an incomplete BBB. An ICD is recommended and advisable. You may want to ask the underlying cause for the heart enlargement. Sometimes the enlargement can be reversed and the EF can rise to normal if there is no heart muscle damage.
Avatar m tn 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? Do you know of any short or long term damage to pacer or leads due to this shock procedure? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/723185'>Atrial Fib/flutter and Pacemaker</a>.
Avatar f tn feeling very alone today, have had a visit with the consultant, hubby now has left and right side heart failure, his blood pressure is low, damage is worse than they originally thought, just sat there in shock,couldnt speak, so how long have we got left with this lovely , kind, loving, generous, funny man.??
Avatar n tn In coronary artery disease, the weakened heart stretches in an attempt to compensate, resulting in dilated cardiomyopathy and often heart failure. Occasionally, dilated cardiomyopathy results from a bacterial infection. Other causes of dilated cardiomyopathy include certain chronic hormonal disorders such as long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes, morbid obesity, a persistently rapid heart rate, or thyroid disease.