Pacemaker modes pacing
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re young age, pacemaker is not a good idea treatment. At the moment, they claimed long term LV pacing can cause heart failure in the future. Who knows what other area pacing will cause what? I know my heart will get lazy because it thinks it can slack and let the pacemaker do the job.
Yes, I got problem with my pacemaker. Not surgery or infection part. It is the programming part. Lead also failed once.
Take care.
My doctor said that he set to pacing the Atrial and sening the ventricle, stay that way is better. The holter report said that my pacemaker is pacing the Atrial and pacing the ventricle. I don't know why he wants to tell lies. I also got the 2 leads pacemaker and my av node ablated in 1985. The doctor said the pacemaker will pace out of any rhythms. As soon as the pacemaker is working, don't have to worry about the rhythms including V-Fib.
The ventricular part is 100% pacemaker, the Atrial was only 3% pacemaker. I found out 3 weeks ago the Atrial is now 49% pacemaker. The Atrial has been going down for 2 years. What effect will that have with my double chamber pacemaker. Apparently my Cardiologist foresaw this happening, I hope. Is it natural to lose all of the electricity in your heart and still do fine with your pacemaker? My new Cardiologists don't seem at all concerned.
t have a internal pacemaker. This was temporary pacing wires placed on the heart at the time of his open heart surgery. They were used briefly postop when his heart rate was slow. When he was ready to go home, they clipped them at the skin level and let the remaining, stainless steel wires retract into the skin. I know that removing the wires can be risky due to irritation to the heart muscle itself or bleeding. He is going to call his open heart surgeon tomorrow.
ve increased the power to max into the vent lead now to try prevent this, but sometimes I still have a rate of around 240 in the atrium with my pacemaker pacing at a dreadfully slow 70 in the ventricle. That's when I really do keel over. One of these days I'm going to bash my head in on something on my way down. I try stay lying down when I start skipping beats now just in case I pass out. At least then I'm closer to the ground.
You should return to your pacemaker clinic and have the setting to reviewed again. There might be adjustments in AV delay to be made to avoid excessive/unnecessary pacing, if that is indeed the issue. Alternatively the tracking is still abnormal and you are skipping beats for some reason. Also, "first degree heart block" is not an indication for a pacemaker; there must have been another reason for the implantation. Good Luck!
My first EP, 1.5 years ago, diagnosed me with a complete A/V block and recommended a pacemaker. I have researched complete A/V block and it is my understanding that means no electrical signals pass from the atria to the ventricles. If I had a full-time 3rd degree heart block, prior to the pacemaker, how did I survive? I began seeing a new EP several months ago- he diagnosed me with 2nd degree heart, Mobitz type 2. Does that mean I don't have complete heart or A/V block?
you are not at any immediate risk, but I think it would be best to see what can be done to get you back on your internal/natural pacing.
You didn't explain why your wear a pacemaker, or even use that word. You did mention "pacing" and ICD.
is not meant to v-tach. It is ventricular pacing. When my pacemaker is pacing my ventricle, I feel like an express train is running in my chest, sweat and exhausted.
Yes, with the pacemaker, you still can feel the irregular pulses. It depends the programming what the doc set to. If he set to permanent pace at ventricle then you might be unable to feel one. But it is the stupid setting (permanent pace at ventricle) for a non pacemaker dependent.
If you have an ICD-CRT device (also with defibrillator), your doctor can leave the ICD turned on and change the pacemaker (ventricular pacing) as a backup if needed (e.g. when your own pacemaker runs too slowly or if appears a blockade between the upper and lower part of the heart). You can discuss about this option to your doctor and define with him the pros and cons.
Good luck.
This device looks like a pacemaker and is implanted at the same position as a pacemaker. One of the possible functions of the ICD is antitachycardia pacing.
It is an expensive device. You should discuss with your cardiologist if you would benefit from such a device or that perhaps other treatment options that you have not yet considered might be more beneficial.
However, if you are in a junctional rhythm, which means the rhythm is originating from your AV node, then you could have a junctional tachycardia at a rate of 80 as the normal rate for this part of the heart is 40-60 bpm. The normal pacing rate for the ventricles is even slower.
Need an upgraded pacemaker? Pacemaker recall? What kind and what brand of your pacemaker? Do you have the serial number? You can directly contact the producer and find out why? Mine is St Jude and implanted in 2002. Still got 3 years to go. Once stage they said all the professional needed to download a programme because it reading the battery life in error. The programme in error but NOT the pacemaker itself.
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My husband had a pacemaker placed three months ago. It was discovered that he had two holes in the septum of his heart and they had been there since conception. We have a passion for biking, kayaking, dancing love to active. Then this...He has had open heart to close the holes and several procedures after due to racing of the heart rate..Nothing worked so in went the pacemaker...
This would be a good question for your cardiologist but my guess is. . . that unless your heart simply can't beat at all without a pacemaker, you'll be fine. Most people get the pacemaker because their heart rate is too slow. But slow (say the 30's or 40's) isn't the same as stopped. So you can survive those few minutes while they unplug one unit and connect the leads to the new unit.
My Dad had his replaced and he was in and out in an hour or so.
I was told the exact same thing you was told. They would only use advanced pacing as a last resort. Pacing would may make me feel better for a short time but in the long run it would do more damage.
I would agree with getting a second opinion and learning as much as you can about your problem ( Knowledge is Power ). Make a list of questions for your doctors and make them earn the money.
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