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s been in ICU for 4 days now, off of O2 now and they are keeping him stable with meds. What are his options? pacemaker? I know hes not a canidate for a heart transplant. I feel that the medical team his done a poor job explaining everything to the family and I don't know what kind of questions to ask. Any help or tips would be appreciated.
I have read that SVT attacks can result in stroke or sudden death, but I have also read many reports of the procedure not working/making matters worse, or of the possibility of needing a pacemaker. I want to be as informed as possible about potential risks involved before making this decision. Thank you.
Would ablation, pacemaker or another drug be a better option for a 77 year old man? I have been told that PVCs are originating in the left ventricle. Would ignoring them lead to more serious problems like ventricular tachcardia? My heart function is good with ejection fraction 60% to 65%, and normol exercise tolerance. My heart rate is 55 beat, however, at night it slows to mid forties.
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.
What are the options for this disorder? Do you find Ritalin affects wear off over the course of treatment? Are there implantable devices now to control this disorder?
Thank you for your great answer to my question about a pacemaker. I too have a slow heartrate and cannot be put on meds for my SVT which leaves me with no options but to possibly have a pacemaker. Can't say I am happy about it though. How big is the area where they placed the pacemaker. It it terribly noticeable? Also, can you travel with it and not worry? Thanks a lot.
apparently risperdal is known to cause tachycardia...
so the only option i have right now is beta-blockers + pacemaker...
OR trying to be as calm as buddha !
j have a pacemaker which i want removed how do i go about this since i have had the pacemaker i have has depression very badlt
regards cgristina
How severe is your SVT and what type do you have? I've had 3 ablations. The first two were not successful. The third helped but I still have bursts of tachy (less than a minute) and plenty of PAC's and PVC's. Still, I'm very thankful that my PSVT is well controlled now. It's not gone but it's easy to wait it out. My tachy runs 150 to almost 200 bpm. It's noticeable but I don't faint.
I think that many of us, having been through the mill of most of the other options, and ending up after all that with a pacemaker, would benefit from the experiences of others, although we are all different in response and sensation.
I will take up your suggestion and start a thread with the above for collecting some experiences of pacemaker implantion. I, for one, would like to hear that this exhaustion is only temporary....
I’m a 79 year old active male in generally good health. Had a pacemaker implanted a little over four years ago to deal with a slow heart rate (low 40s), a-fib and a-tach. Most recent nuclear stress test showed slightly enlarged heart, good heart function, 55% ejection fraction. During the past year, pacemaker tracings disclosed six very brief episodes of non-sustaining v-tach, longest 5.6 seconds. What are my options?
I may soon have to have a pacemaker implanted. I have a 1 cm cavernous angioma deep in the right hemisphere of the cerebellum. I've been told there's a 4%-6% annual chance of the angioma bleeding on its own. Is it required that blood thinners be given when a pacemaker is in place? How does one evaluate the risk of clot formation without blood thinners versus the risk of bleeding in the brain when on blood thinners? A neurosurgeon told me that blood thinners were definitely out.
My first cardiologist wants me to have a bypass on the 65% blockage and a pacemaker put in. He sent me to an interventional cardiologist and this one says not to rush into a pacemaker or bypass surgery (which I really do prefer to put off if possible) but I am scared and do not know which doctor is right. How can you know which is the right course of treatment? I do not want unnecessary surgery, but I also do not want to have another heart attack.
I was wondering if Tachy-Brady Syndrome can coexist with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and what the best treatment options are. Is a pacemaker indicated? Since my cardiologist mentioned it as a last resort.
Tests that have been done and results:
- Tilt table test: cardio-inhibitory response after 15min.
m assuming your problem is with atrial fibrillation and will answer the question based on this. Generally speaking, there are many treatment options available. I would first start by telling you to see an arrhythmia specialist called an electrophysiologist given your multiple issues with atrial fibrillation. There are multiple medications that can be tried. Other options include an atrial fibrillation ablation (a second attempt since you have had a maze procedure in the past).
I'm 27 yrs old with mri pacemaker install nad this is my latest echo report can anyone explain plz.?
Summary & comments
• Dilated LA/LV/RA/RV with global LV and RV hypokinesia with overall LVEF~20% with severe MR.
• There is moderate TR with moderate PAH.
• No valvular stenosis or intracardiac shunt.
• No vegetation or thrombus or intracardiac mass.
• No pericardial pathology.
By talking to cardiologists here at the hospital, they are thinking that they may need to put a pacemaker in. Is that the right thing to do? Please help. Again, he has never had any heart issues before and now they are saying that they need to a put a pacemaker in to help control his heartbeat. I am not in medical field and that sounds crazy to me. Please that is why i am seeking help. Thanks for your time.
Is the infection frank, with redness, swelling, and pus? Or is it a "colonization" type infection with redness and slow erosion only? Frank infections are usually introduced. Colonization type infections are usually auto infections from bacteria living on or just below your skin.
I also had 2 pacemakers removed, and am awaiting a 3rd in a week or 2.
The plan is to use a coated pacemaker, and to implant it more deeply. They will use the operating room rather than a cath lab.
t usually a big reason for pacemaker implantation). The treatment options for these anomalies include antiplatelet medication to decrease the risk of clot formation (aspirin, warfarin) versus surgical or percutaneous correction. There is no clear evidence that closure is better than medical therapy because it is not clear that strokes that occur in this population are actually related to the defect.
I am 38 yr old woman with sick sinus syndrome. I have a pacemaker and have had ablation but can not get the tachy brady under control. It is constant now all day everyday. My doctor said he has never seen it this bad. Feel like I have run out of options. What is the risk of heart failure or stroke if cant get it under control? When I ask my doctor he skirts around the question. I really need a straight answer.
My daughter had a duel chamber pacemaker for years without any difficulty from that pacemaker at all and she had very severe heart disease that eventually ended with a transplant. She was having presyncope and syncope and went into shock the one time the doctors had the gutds to do the tiltr test on her. With a pacemaker you may have a two inch scar from the insert, but so what??? Are you more concerned about a scar at your age or dying?
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. Ask Dr McWilliams, he told some people here that long term pacing the right ventricle can cause heart failure. I don't want my heart fail... but my heart does make a lot of mistakes! Take care.
The colon pacemaker is real, but the research was done in Israel and I'm not sure where the whole process is at this point. I don't think the concept has be accepted or tried in the U.S. at this point. You can go on to pubmed and query for 'colon pacemaker' to find out which research group is involved and possibly contact them - but again, it will be person in Israel.
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