Pacemaker insertion bradycardia
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admitted with SOB and tachycardia, found to be in AF, Troponion negative, bradycardia at times; proposed treatment OP PPM insertion to treat tachy/brady syndromea
It makes sense that a heart rate that slow, that consistently will need pacing to bring it back up to a more normal rate.
My father, 89, recently had a pacemaker inserted due to bradycardia. His PMD and internal medicine specialist started him on Coumadin afterwards. Since my step-mother had been hospitalized a week before with GI bleeding due to long term (20 years) effects of Coumadin, my father is reluctant to keep on with the medication now he's at home.
In order to keep the heart rate sufficently fast, Doctors sometimes need to implant a Pacemaker that will discharge only when the SA Node fails to fire. This type of Pacemaker monitors the heart, and if the SA Node goes too long without firing, the Implanted Pacemaker will discharge, therefore keeping the heart rate fast enough. If the SA Node works as expected, the Implanted Pacemaker does not do anything, just monitors.
i had a biotronic duel-chamber pacemaker implanted feb 2009, i need an icd due2having sick sinus syndrome&no circumflex artery. the past month ive been getting extremely severe headaches that arent relieved by pain meds plus my back is hurting more 2. im getting bradycardia despite the pacemaker & tachy is worse also extremely exhausted & still fainting alot. my chriropractor, primary dr & neuro are all mystified. any help would be greatly appreciated...
Has he wore a 24 hour heart monitor? That would give you a good indication of what his heart is doing. I have a pacemaker and had quite a few tests first but I am 36.
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/bradycardia-slow-heart-rate-overview#1
Unfortunately, acupuncture has no helpful effect on bradycardia.
Others, it is more serious and they may require a pacemaker. If you have bradycardia, your doctor will want to try to uncover the underlying cause to treat it. There are many reasons why it can occur. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bradycardia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355474
When do you follow up with your doctor next?
Your monitor results would have to show a baseline of bradycardia for your doctor to suggest a pacemaker. I have bradycardia but don't have any symptoms. My ep has suggested that in the long run I might need a pacemaker but he has advised against it for now.
Your first visit with your cardiologist will most likely have you running the gambit of emotions from being confused to being surprised.
Recently diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome (SSS) with tachy-brady-block components. Had a pacemaker implanted, doing fair. The short brady episodes would suddenly drop my hr into the low 30's, the tachy component 90-ish.
For all I know, I may have had SSS for many years. I have worn a Holter monitor on occasion for PVC's, but my family doc never told me until recently that my heart rate was dropping into the 30's for short periods back 10 years ago.
How can they tell if it is vagal or not? He did say a pacemaker might not help if it is vagal and that seeing a neurologist might be another step we take to figure out what is going on with me.
From the sounds of it, if it is vagal I am in for a heck of trip to live life normally again. I am so frustrated and trying to keep my head up. I am tired of being dizzy, short of breath, headaches and just being tired all the time.
I've always been told that if bradycardia is symptom free, there's no need for a pacemaker. Why fix something that isn't broken?
On the other hand, I don't know the entire story of his heart. There are many more components to analyzing what his condition is than just a-fib episodes and brady.
A great question you and/or he should ask his cardiologist is, why are you recommending the pacemaker when he finds the symptoms (or lack thereof) completely tolerable?
Many different things can lead to bradycardia--hypertension, thyroid problems, heart surgery complications, sleep apnea, etc. So I believe whether or not bradycardia needs to be treated (with a pacemaker) depends on what's causing the problem.
Did your doctor(s) talk with you about what they felt was causing your bradycardia and why they felt a pacemaker was needed? Did you have other arrhythmias as well?
A Heart rate below 60 Beats per minute is known as Bradycardia. Many people naturally have resting rates below 60, some into the upper 40s. Athletes, with conditioned hearts, more commonly would have these slower resting rates than non-athletes.
Some medications and drugs, including recreational drugs, can cause slow rhythms as well. I have included some links to articles about this disorder and listed some of the less serious causes.
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My 15 yr old son has had 2 blackouts unknown cause, he had a loop recorder implanted in july he has frequent episodes of bradycardia as low as 38-40, when it's this low he is obviously very tired, he's a little overweight not athletic in any way... Tuesday his 'box' was read for the first time. nothing abnormal was shown on it, and he will be seen again in 4 months...
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