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Avatar m tn My Uncle who is 75, has had a Pacemaker for the last 5yrs, with no problems. However, in the last few days, he went to the local shop in the snow, with the temperature outside a few degrees below zero. After arriving home, he collapsed, but was oblivious to the fact when he came round. He was taken to hospital and given a good checking over, but nothing was found to be amiss. A couple of days later, he again fell over, resulting in a black eye and a cut nose.
Avatar f tn My 1st clear memory is ICU 3 days later with a doctor saying sign a consent for a pacemaker or I could die. Obviously, I signed. A week later, I had emergency surgery for a dropped heart lead. I now have chronic shortness of breath, chest pain and can't even laugh without gasping. I truly think I don't need this thing in my chest. Is there an agreed procedure for proving it (like turning the damned thing off)? There is NO cardiac history in either my or my family's history. Thanks.
255722 tn?1452546541 Next, the current travels down a group of fibers that divides, one bundle going into the right ventricle (5) and the other going into the left ventricle (5). This group of fibers is called the bundle of His (4), pronounced, "hiss". When the impulse reaches the ventricles it spreads across the ventricular muscle cells and initiates the orderly contraction of these lower chambers. By this action blood is ejected from the heart.
Avatar f tn do you have an ICD/defrillator also?
Avatar f tn It can be two things. It could be a late ectopic beat. In the setting of PVCs, they may "merge" with the next normal heart beat, so-called fusion beats. A normal and benign phenomenon. It could be a so-called escape beat; another "pacemaker" in the heart fires a heart beat because your heart rate is slow. This function is essential because it prevents your heart from stopping if your sinus node for some reason should fail.
Avatar m tn t know the history. What caused your Fathers EF to get to low, are his valves diseased? is it both sides of the heart with low EF? is his heart enlarged? has he suffered an illness?
Avatar m tn It seems that an individual with 3rd degree or complete heart block would have a pacing percentage of 100%. Is 3rd degree or complete heart block sometimes intermittent and not a permanent, full-time condition?
Avatar f tn The batteries have a lifespan of 7 to 15 years depending on the type of pacemaker and amount of time the heart requires pacing. Its normal to feel the wires. And follow up with your doctor, it needs to be checked at regular intervals. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Avatar m tn s left ventricle and atrium is normal as well as the contractility of an EF of 62%. Normal EF is 50 to 70% and that is the percentage of blood pumped into circulation with each heart rate. Mild concentric LVH is somewhat inconsistent with a good EF, but possible.
Avatar f tn This device looks like a pacemaker and is implanted at the same position as a pacemaker. One of the possible functions of the ICD is antitachycardia pacing. It is an expensive device. You should discuss with your cardiologist if you would benefit from such a device or that perhaps other treatment options that you have not yet considered might be more beneficial.
781550 tn?1236029747 I wrote to the Princess Alexander Hospital and they called me in for a thorough checkup of my pacemaker. It was regularly running my heart at 160 bpm. The penny dropped! There is a setting which detects when one is exercising. It senses vibration and increases the heart rate. However, vehicle vibrations can fool it. So if I got into a rough vehicle, my heart rate shot up. If it stays up for long enough, I get a heart attack. Solution - turn the setting off. All cured. Well, not quite.
Avatar m tn You did not mentioned if your son was a strong athlete. Many professional athletes have low resting heart rates but I doubt if many of them have one at 25bpm. I am not an athlete but i do exercise. One day at work, I felt lightheaded and had a hard time carrying out my work (I was a middle school principal at the time.) I was totally exhausted by 9:30AM and could not walk out of my office so 911 was called. My heart rate was 28bpm.
Avatar m tn Another option is to have a pace maker put in. This is NOT because the heart is faulty or because you will drop dead of a heart attack. However, losing conciousness is dangerous in many situations as well. The pace maker kicks in when your HR drops below a certain level keeping you from passing out. If you need or want more info let me know.
Avatar m tn 2) Considering her need for a higher dosage and her occasional heart block, the combo of verapimil and a pacemaker is an appropriate next step. As I recall, a member of this board, scouser costa rica, has a pacemaker like your wife's doctor is recommending and it's working out well for him (he also takes amiodarone to decrease the frequency of afib episodes and to lower his heart rate when it does occur).. 3) There are two types of ablation to consider.
Avatar n tn Your heart cells are all capable of contracting and causing the heart to beat. Usually, this job is segregated to specific cells that most people refer to as the "natrual pacemaker." However, as I said before, ALL heart cells are capable of triggering a contraction. When the electrical system in your heart goes a bit haywire (like a blown fuse or a power surge) then the cells in the heart can react by causing a premature heart beat.
Avatar f tn Do you have a pacemaker? The best is to check with your doctor or pacemaker technician. I don't know what can it cause the heart functioning abnormality if you have the inverted T waves? Anyone knows? It also depends if you're a pacemaker dependent or not. I'm not a pacemaker depend. I go well with the equipment which marks "Pacemaker user caution". If I found my heart beats abnormally, then I stop using it and try again after the heart settle.
Avatar m tn The pacemaker paces the heart so if his heart is beating too slow the pacemaker will speed it up. It will be programed to regulate the heart and can be very helpful. I would recommend you talk to the cardiologist and ask why they feel this option is needed and what other options are available. Good luck.
351404 tn?1299489130 s rhythm, they felt it best to install a pacemaker. A rate of 130 for days on end is probably not good for anyone and it probably looked like your rate wasn't going to go down. Hope you're feeling better!
Avatar n tn First time I post here for some patients there is help for heart failure with a cardiac resynchronization pacemaker crt pacemaker also called CHF pacemaker one also needs a very good EP electrophysiology cardiologist as they specialize in this area and several heart medicines and daily diuretics. For 2 ot of 3 patients this really helps I was told.
Avatar f tn I just found out my pacemaker battery is dead. Will I realize any side affects until the new pacemaker is inserted? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/396259'>pacemaker battery failure</a>.
Avatar n tn Judy, I have a history of diabetes, plus other heart issues, and fought the idea of a Pacemaker, which kenkeith and I believe you are referencing. I feel much better, my heart is much healthier since accepting a pacemaker, and am kicking myself for fighting it. I'm betting the doctor is trying to save your father's life. I'm also what is called a volunteer Navigator in the cardiac wing of a trauma hospital, and I see how much better people do after getting a pacemaker.
2053419 tn?1330412329 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?
Avatar m tn the cardoligst said the bottom part of his heart is working, but the top part is not. reccommend pacemaker.