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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.

However, a double-blind randomized trial showed that pacing therapy did not reduce the risk of recurrent syncope in patients with vasovagal syncope. The authors of this study concluded that pacemaker therapy should not be recommended as a first-line therapy for patients with recurrent vasovagal implantable defibrillator?" There are various ways to treat heart rhythm problems.

My cardio turn off the AF suppression for me when my A-Fib occured. Originally, this pacemaker is a security/insurance for in case one day I got AF. Sound not match what he did and implanted that pacemaker. Now this pacer uses to pace out any AF occures (pace Atrial and sense Ventricle - DDDR mode). If one day it is not successful then he'll change to VVIR mode (permanently paces Ventricle) and totally ignore the Atrial. Will leave my Atrial fib to dead!

Hey! Good question! First off a pacemaker will not necessarily correct AFib. Some forms of pacing can help reduce burden but it’s actually one of the least effective methods and is therefore reserved for when other methods fail. Alternatively if one requires a pacing device for some other reason other than Afib it may be appropriate (ie for heart failure) More appropriate therapy would be either an ablation procedure or medications.

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 just had a new generator put in my pacemaker and my hccoughing continues, i had this condition before the generator was replaced and according to the pacemaker manfacture this is a reason for the change. Why am i still having this condition?

I m 27 pacemaker patient now my heart is 20% working with severe MR ..lv rv fail ..water in my liver ..

My friend informed me today that the blood clot on her atrial pacemaker lead has not dissolved (she was on Coumadin) and in fact has gotten larger and more are forming on the lead. What could cause a blood clot to form on a pacemaker lead and how common is this? If anyone has had this happen, what was done or can it be corrected safely? I'm very concerned about her and want to help her find any information that can help.

If a pacemaker is advised, you should get one as soon as possible. If you are having problems with bradycardia and irregular heart beats, you could have problems with your electric system of your heart. If the electric system fails, then your heart will stop. The pacemaker will help to prevent your heart from stopping. We just had a friend in his 40's die this week, because of this "the electric systems failed" and his heart stopped.

I'm sure they would be honest about the recall. What would be gained from lying? May I ask you what the reason was that you received the pacemaker? I may need one if the symptoms I experience can't be resolved through shock therapy. Pretty nervous here.

There are many, spanning from medications to coronary stenting, pacemaker therapy, surgery and even transplantation in the severe cases. Becuase there are different causes of ventricular enlargement, there are often different option offered to different patients. Medical therapy, however, is advised in all patients. This includes beta blocker and ace inhibitors or angiotensine receptor blockers.

If you have an ICD-CRT device (also with defibrillator), your doctor can leave the ICD turned on and change the pacemaker (ventricular pacing) as a backup if needed (e.g. when your own pacemaker runs too slowly or if appears a blockade between the upper and lower part of the heart). You can discuss about this option to your doctor and define with him the pros and cons. Good luck.

Atrial septal aneurysms are commonly seen in the setting of an ASD, and having both does increase the risk of stroke (somewhere on the order of 7-15% lifetime risk). This does not mean that everyone with these anomalies will have a stroke, and it doesn't say anything about needing a pacemaker (your doctor may have been referring to a different indication for a pacemaker, because ASDs and ASAs aren't usually a big reason for pacemaker implantation).

She should not have the cardioversion until the clot is gone as it could embolize (move) and cause a stroke. Likely a pacemaker would be a fairly simple procedure with minimal risks. At age 93 the main goal of therapy should always be to improve the quality of life with as minimal risk as possible. Talk to your mother and see if she can help with this difficult problem.

My hobby had a bi v pacemaker put in 4 years .workedcfine so far. Unfortunately he caught some bug , turned out to staff auri or something. Inf d team strongly suggested removal of the device so it was done. Now heis without on. He is 72 y old. His choices. Amio Duran or life vest. A miowould help with the hr. but we r concerned about the other issues. It will be at least 6 months before they put. A new device.

s ventricle that acts as an extra pacemaker and that can cause a change in the sequence of our normal pacemaker (sinus node). The activity of the extra pacemaker may be increased by different factors like stress, hormones and medications. Now why can we feel these extra beats? Just because the strength of every heart beat depends on the amount of blood that fill the heart before the next contraction.

I thought Beta Blockers were used for Tachycardia - not Bradycardia. I am confused. He has also mentioned a pacemaker. Can you shed any light on the subject? Thanks very much.

My rhythm problems have perplexed my EP/ Cardiologist. I had afib w/ rapid vent response that could only be terminated with cardioversion. I subsequently went for EP study in Oct 06' and was found to have AVNRT, he tried to ablate but could not. I then went in again to Tufts NEMC in Nov 06' for another try, this worked for about 6 weeks and was back with a vengence. I then went into the Brigham&Woman's in Jan 07' for another ablation. Dr thought this time was sucessful.

I've had a pacemaker for nearly 3 years and have a lot of problems with sleep for years. I toss & turn a lot during the night, wake frequently, sometimes wake up feeling out of breath, and wake up feeling like crap in the mornings. I suspect that I may have sleep apnea but have never been tested for it or even talked to my doctor about it. Is this problem something I should be tested for or does my pacemaker just kick in and keep me going if I quit breathing during the night?

Dear Shabna, The reason that there are 2 incisions for the pacemaker placement is that your child is an infant, which means that the pacemaker is an epicardial pacemaker system. This means that the pacemaker leads have to be attached to the outside of the heart, and this is separate from the placement of the pacemaker generator in the abdomen. Your father, as an adult with large blood vessels, has a transvenous pacemaker system.

Just been told that I am fairly rapidly in and out of AF lately and I am certainly aware of this. I have a dual chamber pacemaker and have had an AV node ablation also almost two years ago and have been fine, so was disappointed to feel all the old symptoms.

I think you are saying that with medical therapy your heart function has improved from a low number Ejection Fraction (EF) to an EF of about 20%. The likelihood of completely recovery of heart function is very low in patient with such low EF's and medical therapy typically improves symptoms and not necessarily the EF. So based on an EF of 20% you would qualify for an ICD, a special pacemaker, which protects you from fast heart rates that are dangerous.

Is there any other tests than a MRI for finding a tissue injury ? I have an ICD/PACEMAKER and can not have a MRI. I injured my shoulder several months ago and have tried cortazone injections and physical therapy. I have been taking celebrex and ice , moist heat but the pain has not stopped.

I have heard something about laser therapy assisting with in-stent restenosis for DES stents. How does this work?

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