Pacemaker potential
Common Questions and Answers about Pacemaker potential
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My 90 year old mother has had a pacemaker for more than a year with no complications or problems. She lives independently, uses a walker, and is relatively active for her age. Her cardiologist wants her to come in to talk about starting to take coumadin. This is not based on any recent testing, etc. Why would she need to take such a strong blood thinner, one with so many potential complications?
Hi, I found something interesting but keep in mind that I have no expertise at all in this area, I was merely browsing through sites for the specified pacing systems.
For ALTRUA™ Pacemaker Family the following is written under Potential Adverse Events: "Potential adverse events include . . . DEATH . . .". For Medtronic Insync 8040 CRT death is not on the list.
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).
There is some concern with implanted devices such as pacemaker, etc. causing failure of the device. Foreign bodies are also potential risks, and safety aspects need to be considered on an individual basis. Interaction of the magnetic and radio frequency fields with such objects can lead to trauma due to movement of the object in the magnetic field, thermal injury from radio-frequency induction heating of the object. If there were a problem, it would be due to induction heating.
This can easily be assessed with an echocardiogram. Another potential concern could be your pacemaker. If your heartrate does not go up adequately when you are exerting yourself, this can also make you feel tired and has less abilities to perform exertional tasks. I would speak with your cardiologist about having this looked into as well as taking another look at your pulmonic valve.
My last pacemaker check revealed 1000 PVCs per week. Based on my calculation, that's about 8 PVCs per hour. I also have runs of SVT. This is my second pacemaker, and my cardiologist installed the device the first of September. I can't take a beta blocker because I have asthma. Of note my heart does about 99%, sometines 99.9%, of the work. Essentially my pacemaker is a monitoring device. I would like to know if there is cause for alarm? Am I a potential candidate for ablation?
It seems CHF was diagnosed 2 months ago. Recent visit with doctor (possible doctor isn't aware of potential problems with pacemaker!), and I assume the pacemaker functionality was/is evaluated by the recent visit based on mother's symptoms.... Is it the pacemaker or chronic congested heart failure!
A pacemaker, even if functioning correctly, cannot always prevent worsening heart failure and death.
ve had 2 spinal taps,but no MRI due to pacemaker. I now have a new neurological problem that I did not expect---severe bladder retention. I must use the catheter 3/4 times per day. I' skimming patients' responses and noticing that the spinal area could bethe culprit, hence my question. Thanks!
operation and have a pulse of 44bpm with high blood pressure. Can you please advise of potential problems that may occur including resolutions. I have been told that maybe i have had my Vagus Nerve severed. is the fixa ... [More]
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You should ask your doctor if the sinus pauses are related to sleep apnea or the Maze procedure. You should also ask your doctor what the cause of your atrial fibrillation was. A pause of 3 seconds during sleep is borderline to normal but 6 seconds is quite long.
I don't think you'll get the answer on your pacemaker questions on this forum :) That's something you need to decide through discussions with your cardiologist.
Two years ago I was diagnosed with a complete heart block and received a pace set to pace at 60. At my latest pacemaker check-up, the tech told me I am now pacing myself. She reset the pacemaker to fire only when needed - below 60. My question is how is it possible for a complete heart block to "heal" itself? Should I request a consult with my cardiologist?
I have read that SVT attacks can result in stroke or sudden death, but I have also read many reports of the procedure not working/making matters worse, or of the possibility of needing a pacemaker. I want to be as informed as possible about potential risks involved before making this decision. Thank you.
He has already gone over the risks high chance of ending up with a pacemaker. I will have to stay in the hospital over night to have my heart continuously monitored. I wanted to hear some other stories from people who have had this procedure, how long was the hospital stay? when did you go back to work? any complications?
I consider a resting HR of 26 to be potential serious... but if you have no symptoms such as dizziness or breathless, it may not matter what I "consider" it.
Have you discussed with your cardiologist? Or your EP?
Hello,
I thought I would try to post here also since I posted and paid on the doctors form and still have not recieved a post back. I know these doctors are very busy and they do this out of the kindness of their heart but it's sometimes hard to sit and wait when you are anxious.
I am a 35 year old female with a history of mild aortic vlave disease, mitral valve insufficiency, papiations and I am currently being treated for hypokalemia (3.1). I do also suffer anxiety.
My Dad is in stage 5 vascular dementia. His pacemaker reports that he has 6 months batter life. Because of the prognosis, we have decided to not replace the pacemaker. He is 100% dependent on the pacemaker. What should I expect when the battery runs out? His doctor told me that it won't just quit at that time. They really don't know how long the pacemaker could last. I'm worried about pain. I will be discussing this with his PCP and his cardiologist.
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.
My pacemaker battery had been dead for over a year and a half, and I just now was told that the pacemaker will have to be removed because it can damage the heart if it doesn't have a battery. Is this true? Incidentally, my pacemaker had not been activated for several years, as it was set for the minimum and didn't ever have to kick in.
I have had numerous surgeries including the Fontan in 1987 with a revision of the Fontan in 2006, where at that time I also had a Medtronic Enrhythym Pacemaker install. 3 weeks ago I had a Pacemaker replacement due to the fact my battery on my Pacemaker was running low. The new Pacemaker installed is a Medtronic Adapta. Since the new pacemaker my Heart beat has been all over the place. My 1st Enrhythym was paced at 80 bpm, and it pretty much stayed like that for 5.
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i had 3 open heart surgery and on my 2nd. pacemaker.. my first pacemaker last me for 18yrs. and just got my 2nd. pacemaker Dec.2006.. my pacemaker was implanted in my upper chest on the right side.. only thing i hate the surgery doctor told me he would use the same cut as the other pacemaker but when i woke up he cut me in another spot.. well i can say.. ask your doctor his he using the same cut as the first pacemaker was in..
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.
Hi,
I'm sorry about your mom. Its my understanding that they don't "stop" the pacemaker, Nature takes it course regardless of the pacemaker. I went through this with my mom.
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