pacemaker vs extractors

Does an EP have to do an EP study and ablation or can they just look at the monitor readings and put a pacemaker in? Who does the pacemaker? An EP or cardiac surgeon? I hate to go through an EP study if it really isn't necessary. I'm very tired of feeling so bad and want to cut to the chase without waiting much longer. I'd much rather have a pacemaker than mess around with ablations that may or may not work.

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?

my heart Dr. said that I need a av node ablation and a pace maker, it scares me and I would like to know if it is safe. I am 69 years old. Thank You Jo This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/254709'>Pacemaker and AV Node Ablation, Coumadin vs. ASA</a>.

Mom is 90 yrs old and has severe dementia. She is need of a new pacemaker battery. Cardiologist said they don't change batteries - the whole pacemaker is changed. She is using her pacemaker 95% of the day. Is is a good idea to change this? Can you still die with a pacemaker? I know if she could make the decision herself she would tell me to not change it and leave well enough alone. I don't know what to do.

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hi there, so, it sounds like the pacemaker they implanted is not working for you? Why did they decide on pacemaker and not a defibrillator? I am just curious, I am learning about both... I'm not sure VT could go on for 19 minutes, though I'm not sure on that...? To be honest, I'm not sure on most stuff. I can relate, however to your situation - I am 34 and am also a mystery to doctors. For the past 10 years I've gotten a lot of shoulder shrugs from them.

Everything went well and I do not have a pacemaker. I was told by my EP that if I needed an AV node ablation then I would need a pacemaker, thankfully that did not need to happen.

My 15 year old daughter had a pacemaker put in on 7/15/13. Due to severe staph infection it was removed on 8/15/13. She continues on IV antibiotics here at home. Her current pediatric cardiologist has made the decision to leave a "vegetation" on her upper right heart valve. Her blood cultures have remained negative for over a week now. I feel as though since the removal of the pacemaker, he seems to not want much to do with her. SO, I am looking to get a second opinion.

Treating the sleep apnea by non-invasive therapy vs. invasive lifelong pacemaker for symptoms would most likely have been the better road to travel. My husband had the same symptoms you describe. He was sent for a sleep study and his pauses were as high as 10 seconds. His treatment is use of CPAP machine (continuous positive airway pressure) during sleep.

After having problems with fainting during workouts my doctor did a 24 hour holter and referred me to a Cardiologist due to "episodes of SVT vs ST". The Cardiologist did a 30 day event monitor which showed frequent PVCs and some Sinus Tach. He said he saw nothing life threatening. I used to have High blood pressure and within the last few months it has been low, maybe the cause of the fainting spells. I also have hypothyroidism that the doctor is having trouble controlling.

On the table Surgeon showed his inability to ablate and advised to put the pacemaker which I denied,procedure closed with the advise to start oral medication like betablockers. Yr advise and comments appreciated. This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/270886'>Ablation vs. Medication</a>.

My question is 1) what are the chances of dying or have a serious complication from the attacks vs. 2) the chances of dying or have a serious complication from the procedure? 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.

For third-degree heart block, anticholinergics or sympathomimetics may be prescribed temporarily while a temporary pacemaker is inserted followed by placement of a permanent pacemakerock. First-degree heart block requires no treatment. Exercise or drug treatment that decreases vagal tone (anticholinergics) may reverse Mobitz type I, butTreatment depends on the type of block. First-degree heart block requires no treatment.

I had a Boston Scientific Teligen 100 w/Guidant leads implanted on August 28, 2009. Almost 2 years later my thresh holds remain high at almost 1100 and I was told they want to repair or remove them because my interrogations keep showing loss of capture, noise and tons of events that look like artifacts (254 just since May 19th).

My husband had triple bypass and valve replacement in June, 2008. He had a difficult time getting off the ventilator and after three weeks in the hospital (11 days in ICU), was discharged with oxygen. He was on oxygen for about a month at home and then was taken off. His main issue now is that he cannot recline or lay flat without using a bipap machine. Does anyone have any suggestions of a pulmonary expert in the Baltimore, MD or Washington, D.C. area?

I was wondering is supra ventricular tachycardia and sinus tachycardia the same? was told by cardiologist that in svt the heart rate is much way higher than sinus tachycardia and svt does start and stop suddenly where sinus tachy gradually slows down on itself,just life after exercise etc. Also,In sinus tachycardia, the heart beats normally, and blood flow is not changed.

I would not be concerned about this if you are asymptomatic. If there are palpitations you should consider an event monitor vs. an EP study. Most of these are not associated with any tachycardia and don't require an ablation procedure. Don't be scared.

The only electrophysiology patients ive ever seen go downhill in the procedure were pacemaker patients, not ablation patients, and they technically went downhill in the cath lab. Among these patients that went downhill during pacemaker implantation, 100% were high risk and already inpatients within the intensive care unit. None were healthy 35 year old outpatients.

t take them though, my rate runs away. The ablations were only marginally successful. A pacemaker now prevents me from too slow side effects of the meds, but I have learned that hypotension can still be a problem. Are there other meds that would do the job of rhythm control without crashing my pressures so badly? Most days, it is down to 90s/50s, but some days it can be considerably lower.

Lipitor is very safe and extremely effective. I'm an examp;le of a knot-head who was afraid of statins and decided to follow the 'natural' route. My decision led to eight stents, heart attacks, a pacemaker and bypass surgery. Agressive Cardiac Artery Disease needs to be addressed from a number of levels in my opinion, including exercise, weight loss, statins, dietary changes and stress relief.

good you ask me.. my pacemaker is set to 80beats and I'm 100% depend on my pacemaker.. i have a Medtronic this my 2nd. pacemaker... my first Medtronic pacemaker i had it for 18 yrs. until the doctor turn it down than it didn't work good.. had to get a new one.. in Dec. it will be 2yrs. i had my pacemaker check last week and i find out the doctor that put my pacemaker in didn't set my pacemaker for life depend.. Good news is now my pacemaker is set for it not to be ever turn off..

Is it just me or does this just sound totally bizarre to you?? She does have a pacemaker and takes betapace and after her husband died her heart went a little crazy with Atrial Fibrilation and her heart medication was increased to betapace three times a day and they added cardizem three times a day. Grief probably has a big impact on her heart as they were married for 57 years.

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