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I'm a 24 year old female with a very long history of severe SVT. I take verapamil 120 tds and flecainide 50 bd and this mostly controls it after years of having virtually no control. I have refused ablation many times (the idea terrifies me). I also have mild LVH. Recently I've been passing out, a couple of times from standing and a couple of times whilst lying down. My boyfriend is a doctor, he says my pulse is pausing and going very weak when I'm out.
The pacemaker will protect me from lower heart rate, but will not prevent tachycardia. I have 2 types of pacemaker to choose from: standard or integrated with auto-defib
2. Medication
a. My current medication dosage has acceptable side effect, but over time when its dosages increase or when more aggressive medication is needed, it may not be tolerable.
b. I will end up with pacemaker then.
no holter monitor or angio. Partial occlusion of the carotid artery is a common cause of syncope. A pacemaker will not reverse this problem. The only rationale to this decision is that the patient is not a surgical canditate for invasive surgery and the pacemaker is only for symptom management. Of course the patient should be involved in making an informed decision.
Life Vest would likely be more effective for treatment of these lethal rhythms but you mentioned that there is no history of defibrillator shocks (i.e no history of lethal rhythms or no history of lethal rhythms long enough to warrant therapy). Amiodarone have frequent side effects, most (but not all) are associated with long term use. Obviously it is not a case with using LifeVest.
On the other hand you mentioned that biventricular pacemaker helps for ‘irregular beats’.
now have a pacemaker set for 60bpm. Medication is flecanaide with the idea of reducing the HR so the pacemaker controls the rate.
After 3 years being OK I am now getting rapid heart rate at night & sometimes during the day wirh a subsequent feeling of exhaustion. I also have light headed spells.
Should I be worried?
t help anything. It just makes us miserable. You take care of what you can, let the doctors take care of what they can, and try to roll with the punches, so to speak. Maybe you will (or won't) need a pacemaker someday, and if that's the hand you're dealt, there's nothing to be gained by worrying about it until that day comes. I'm not sure what your dad's problem is when you say severe exactly, but a pacemaker really is not that big a deal, in the grand scheme of things.
I am 71 yo male w a history of bypass , stents severe cad, hyn cardiomyapathy. A few days ago I had a sudden experience of becomining nauseated , diaphoretic and "faiting" 2xs in a matter of 2 minutes. My pulse was in the high 30's. I was sitting having breakfast when this happened. I was transported to a hospital via ambulance, had numerous tests and a few days later had a tilt table test which was positive. I was told I had ncs and my BP meds were adjusted.
I realize that you have a lot of history with your mother and her pacemaker, but modern pacemakers don't just "die". When the battery voltage drops to a certain level. The pacemaker will go into an "end of life mode" (battery, not person). It's sort of a last ditch conservation mode until the battery can be replaced. What happens then is the pacemaker will fire to a preset pulse rate. It will no longer take into account what the user's heart is doing.
Your pacemaker will record every heart beat for a long time, at least a year, and can provide the doctor with a clear history of your heart during that time period. It is like wearing a permanent holter.
A small pocket is made in either the left or right side of your chest and a device about the size of a pocket watch is inserted. One, two or three wires are inserted into you heart muscle.
15 minutes into the test, I passed out and my heart rate was 38 with b/p of 64/28, I was told the top chambers of my heart stopped functioning. I have family history of sudden death, maternal grandparents, maternal aunt and two uncles but my mother is fine. I also have lupus and don't want to go on a variety of medications. Would a pacemaker be a good solution for my case?
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. This means that the pacemaker and electrical leads can be inserted in one location, with the leads going through the veins and self-attaching to the inside of the heart.
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.
I had a pacemaker placed 4 months ago. Since then, I have a lot of pain and burning sensation in and around the area of the pacemaker. It feels like someone's holding a hot match against my skin in one particular area. I have sick sinus and tachybrady. I take atenolol, digoxin and have the pacemaker. I was dropping down as low as the low 30s freguently. I pace 22% of the time. Could there be a lead broken or what would cause the pain and burning?
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??
Fainting, near fainting, dizziness, lack of energy, fatigue, shortness of breath and exercise intolerance.
Extreme slowing or complete stopping of the heartbeat can be fatal. 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?!
metoprolol may not correct SOB! The pacemaker has corrected bradycardia!? The pacemaker will override any disruptions of the normal electrical impulses controlling the rate of your heart's pumping action.
SOB is almost always a serious symptom...it was the only symptom for the admitting personal to put me in an emergency status, but I had other symptoms, dry cough, hyperventilating when laying down, etc . She said that is all that is needed is SOB.
Why are you paced? I'm assuming it's due to a slow heart rate but it could be something else. You should speak with your doctor about it.
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