Artificial pacemaker of heart
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from the EKG online it seems that whenever the pacemaker starts his artificial pulses, the heart simply follow this pulses.
My mom is 89, had a stroke, diabetic, almost blind, living in a nursing home for 3 years. Her pacemake is going out, it is to regulate her heart beat. My mom did not want to have artificial means to be kept alive. She just lays in bed hurting. Our question is this, is the pacemake an artificial mean? Her doctor says without the new one, she will be gone in 1 to 3 months.
Premature beats of the ventricles or atria are not (in themselves) dangerous and rarely cause any further complications. However, since your heart has been given an artificial pacemaker for whatever reason, it stands that your electrical system is likely not functioning properly.
The Constrictive Pericarditus is from Infection of the Pericardium I got after my first heart surgery. My Cardiologist has had my pacemaker reset in hopes it will help me get around and breath properly. So far I have been told 3 times they will operate on the CP. But after testing they have said it is too dangerous.
So far I am just thankful for each day and keep ticking.
24 hrs Holter monitoring revealed basic rhythm to be sinus with maximum heart rate of 143 bpm, minimum heart rate of 49 bpm,average being 67 bpm.1 episode of short Atrial Fibrillation noted. No sinus pause or higher grades of AV-block noted. Occasional supraventrilcular ectopic beats and couplets,1 ventricular ectopic beat were also noted during the period of monitoring. Bundle branch block pattern noted.
Is the condition serious? Will she need Pacemaker? I am very worried.
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I guess i want to know if there is anyone who has this and does not have a pacemaker. One other thing it says is an episode of wenckbach phenomena.
I seriously doubt that you are "imagining" the palpitations. Since the artificial pace maker has stopped functioning in a certain part of your heart, some of your "normal" heart cells are probably trying to take up for the loss. However, not being the natural pacemaker center, these cells fire at inappropriate times causing what you are feeling as palps.
As for what to do, I can only tell you what I would do. I would get the thing fixed or replaced ASAP.
In other cases, people may have no symptoms but are at high risk for dangerously slow heart rates because of disturbances of the electrical system of the heart. A pacemaker may be recommended for these people before symptoms occur. There are no electrical disturbance shown with your post?!
Because a wrong decision can be very serious I would hesitate to second quess a doctor's assessment.
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.
And if the origin of the problem is close to the AV node in the heart then the risk of your son needing a pacemaker after the ablation would be too great so the surgeons would not do the ablation. (The AV node is the natural pacemaker, so if it is ablated then an artificial pacemaker must be inserted)
On the other hand, it could be a case of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia, which cannot be treated other than with beta blockers to slow the heart.
The sinus node will still be in charge of the heart activity, but the pacemaker creates a floor in the heart rate, usually 50, so when your heart rate goes below that, the pacemaker takes over. If you have events of rapid heart rate too, that's usually treated with beta blockers when you have the pacemaker installed.
After getting the pacemaker, my BP readings have been progressively worst week by week. Befor the pacemaker, for years my top (systolic) readings used to around 110 to max of around 160, and after the pacemaker, they even reached worst level of around 190, and yesterday scary level of 225.
- Even though my family phys added Clonidine to previous BP-meds of Altace, HCTZ, and Cardura, my BP keeps moving higher an higehr each week... I never had so high numbers before the pacemaker.
I ended up having every type of SVT except Wolf H Syndrome. My cardiologist was scared he would have to put a pacemaker in at the time and wants to go back in for another ablation 3-d mapping in 3 mths. My questions are: 1. Is it normal or common to have more than one type of SVT? 2. If I ended up with a pacemaker could I have more children? 3. What would the risk of future pregnancies be with and without the pacemaker??
Unless your mother is in superior condition and will live many years I would not subject to the pacemaker. The pacemaker part is fine but not the defrib part of it. If she slips away that defrib unit will bring her back. As some one who is up in years I would not want that. A nice peace passing is what I would want. Warm regards.
I am a 30 yr old mother of 3 with a pacemaker. I have had the pacemaker for 3 years in July. It was originally placed because of a severe problem with fainting. My heart was stopping for nearly 50 seconds(documented) during these syncope episodes.
The pacemaker has basically cured this problem. At my last visit they said it was working 25% of the time. Whatever that means. But now the pacemaker unit has shifted for the second time.
And two, in the setting of this A fib and a slow heart rhythm, putting in a pacemaker may reduce the amount of atrial fibrillation you're having. But more importantly, the presence of a pacemaker will allow your doctor to put you on anti-arrhythmic medications safely.
If you have a tendency for a very slow heart rhythm, if you were placed on and anti-arrhythmic medication, your heart rate may get so slow you could get dizzy or pass out.
She lost her husband of 56 years last year, and has a DNR. Her oxygen sat is in the mid 80s, and she is quite frail. She still can eat and drink on her own, but needs help in all functions of daily living.
She stated she is not afraid to die, and life is too hard. She feels the pacer is keeping her alive past her time.
What will her prognosis be ( including how her death be like) is she does not replace the battery? How can we keep her comfortable?
no. 84 is not high, it's only generally if it gets to over 100 at rest that tachycardia is diagnosed. As long as his heart rate is stable and there are no rhythm problems, then there is certainly no requirement for a pacemaker.
A pacemaker is a small device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a suitable heart rate and rhythm. A pacemaker may also be used to treat fainting spells (syncope), congestive heart failure, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A pacemaker implant is more for assurance of good, normal heartbeat than a remedy for heart failure.
Jon is correct. You can't judge the complete population of pacemaker devices on the probability of run of specific models that may have had a manufacturing problem. It appears to be a recall or heads up for any probable problems.... A malfunction of a device is 1.4 per 1000. One out every 50 devices manufactured is defective is ridiculous...should be ashamed to post the comment.:)
The pacemaker should not even be an issue.
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