pacemaker insertion report

The pain associated with an implanted pacemaker may be musculoskeletal or nerve related. Most likely related to the minor surgery required for insertion of the pacemaker. This type of pain related to the incision should heal within weeks. If you have persistent chest pain at the site of the pacemaker, it might be reasonable to see your doctor so that possible causes can be evaluated.

will there be personality changes after pacemaker insertion?My son is 24 and fears becoming"hyper",he now is fairly "laid back".Is this unfounded?

In my experience, when a Pacemaker is inserted by a Cardiologist, a representative by the Pacemaker manufacturer follows up the insertion and programs the pacemaker in the hospital. It's not unusual that it has to be tweaked from time to time. If your husband still isn't feeling right, I'd request that you contact your Cardiologist and ask for a manufacturer's rep to be present to review the history of your heart beats since it was inserted.

Normally, she should not have such pain after the insertion of the pacemaker. Maybe its position is causing some muscle spasm that is affecting her arm. The best option is to take her back to the doctor who inserted the pacemaker and explain the situation to him. If she has some fever, it may mean that the pacemaker place is infected and needs an urgent intervention.

We are trying to figure out if we should go direclty to the insertion of a pacemaker vs. an ablasion procedure. Since ablasion procedure may need to be repeated and flecainide (drug after ablasion) is questionable, should we just go directly to the pacemaker?

I got a pacemaker June 20th on the left side. There has been swelling in my left shoulder and arm from almost the time I got the pacemaker. The left side of my neck is contantly stiff. A venogram showed no clots. The shoulder and are feel very tight and the left arm is obviously larger than the right arm to the naked eye. My cardiologist said this is unusual but didn't think I have anything to worry about. Did my surgeon put the pacemaker in incorrectly? Is it crimping my vein?

The report you have posted is an echo report which looks at the heart wall sizes and chamber sizes as well as the valves, it does not show the electrical system of the heart and how that is working. A pacemaker deals with the electrical system; HY is your doctor saying you need a pacemaker? What is your heart rate during exercise and rest?

I am on my 3rd pacemaker after an ablation and pacemaker insertion 12 years ago. Since my new one on the 5th of May was ok with the exception of lacking energy to walk far. Prior to my last insertion i was walking 4k's a day. Since then no way. i went back to my Doctor 4 weeks ago and told him. He said he would make it more sensitive. Then I experienced headaches amd feelings of nausea on many occasions. i went back the following week to be told my BP had gone sky high. 160/102.

My father, 89, recently had a pacemaker inserted due to bradycardia. His PMD and internal medicine specialist started him on Coumadin afterwards. Since my step-mother had been hospitalized a week before with GI bleeding due to long term (20 years) effects of Coumadin, my father is reluctant to keep on with the medication now he's at home.

If the cells are damaged, then there is always the option of a pacemaker. This will ensure the signal goes to the right chamber the same time as the left.

1 today .. The doctors says they can take any decisions after holter report , whether to go for pacemaker or ? ... Is pacemaker recommended at his age and condition .. Please advise..

I had a pacemaker implanted in 2008, I have since had angioplasty because I also had a port and it caused my superior vena cava? to be blocked. Now they have told me that there is scar tissue on all my pacemaker leads and my blood is having to re route so to speak. I have just started having chest pains around my pacemaker and this time they lasted almost 3 hours.. They are trying to decide whether to remove the scar tissue with laser? Should I be concerned about the new pain?

The American Heart Association Guidelines list a range of indications for permanent pacemaker insertion, including a period of asystole lasting more than 3.0 seconds. Does your 2.8 second pause warrant pacemaker insertion? Once again, this should only be considered in patients without an underlying reversible cause such as hypokalemia or pauses occurring in the presence of SVT. A repeat Holter following correction of your hypokalemia will be important. I hope this information helps.

Thank heaven he finally listened to you! Now at least you will have access to another cardiologist, albeit in another state! I have worked in pedi heart surgery but it has been a long time ago. My guess would be that he would only be in a couple of days, unless they have plans for a more thorough evaluation, which might be likely. Kids bounce back quickly, typically. We would have some that had simple open heart surgery and would be happily playing in their crib in 2 days, asking for soda!

Hi all, I recently underwent a cardiac MRI due to persistent palpitations/PVCs. I received a call from a nurse regarding my results. She stated that there was a mild abnormality and that the doctor wants to order PET imaging. She explained that there was a small area of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). I was able to download the report, which states: "There is a small focus of mid wall late gadolinium enhancement at the basal to mid inferoseptal segment at the RV insertion site.

For several weeks I have experienced a discomfort in my chest that often radiates to my throat. I am a 51-year old female with a pacemaker implanted this year. I have also experienced shortness of breath, similar to what I had prior to the pacemaker. The pain comes and goes, sometimes apparent in the night. Ativan can relax me me, but not cause the symptoms to disappear entirely. How concerned should I be? In January, I had various tests from stress to catheritization prior to the pacemaker.

t recall anyone who said they had problems other that a sore spot on the chest, but almost all people with pacemaker insertions report greater energy and a better quality of life. I also have a pacemaker, and am feeling great. I would proceed with great confidence and pass that on to your Grandmother. She will sail through this and feel much better, and she will undoubtedly get through the procedure better with your support.

Hi Doctor, My bro aged 21 recently jus joined army force as regular, physical fit in average, not really stressful workout in camp as he's a military police. During 1 week ago, he went for full medical check up in camp & founded out by MO his HR is only 36/min. Immediately warded to hospital. 24hour EKG, worst result during resting was 26/min.

I received the following MRI report. It looks really serious! It will take me weeks to get in to see my doctor again. How serious is this report? I am only 39 and can barely walk some days. Can surgery fix this? This happened as a result of injury at a charity softball tournament back in September. TIA FINDINGS There is normal acetabular anteversion. There is loss of the normal concavity at the superior and anterior femoral head neck junction, but there is no dysplastic hump.

and will not transmit a signal from the atrial pacemaker. The atrial pacemaker emits electrical pulses that travel on the heart muscle as a pebble dropped on the still surface of a bucket of water. Imagine now an island in the bucket that disrupts the pulse. The "island" represents dead tissue. Usually this can be determined by reading n EKG (ECG) and observing what is called "ST depression". The ST is a segment of the electrical record.

2sec simply means pause/distance (more than 2 seconds) between R to R(9 times during the hole monitoring) that significant for the report but can be in normal patient during sleep and associated with bradicardia . Pause >4sec. make patient unconsciousness. One R more simply means one heart beat. About ST-changes, I think you have depression(1.275mm) which is means ischemia but depression can be due to some drugs. There is NO myocardial infarction present(0.2mm). V=ventricular beats.

Please help. I had a stress test and they said it was ok. But, on my report it listed.the following: Lbbb, pacemaker, uncontrolled Afib/aflutter Beta blocked (unable.to attain 85% maximum predicted heartrate) Severe bradycardia with heartrate <40 Unstable Angina Severe Aortic Stenosis I am a 54 year old female with family history of cad. I just want to know what all this means.

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