I wrote to
the Princess Alexander Hospital and they called me
in for a thorough checkup of my
pacemaker. It was regularly running my heart at 160 bpm. The penny dropped!
There is a setting which detects when one is exercising. It senses vibration and increases the heart rate. However, vehicle vibrations can fool it. So if I got into a rough vehicle, my heart rate shot up. If it stays up for long enough, I get a heart attack. Solution - turn the setting off. All cured.
Well, not quite.