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The surgery was accompanied with a maze procedure to normalize the heart beat rate to normal. However, after the surgery she has still been kept on pacemaker as cardiologists said her heart rate is still on 48-55 per minute (which is quite slow). The cardiologists have suggested that if the heart rate does not return back to normal a permanent pacemaker maybe required. Can anyone please suggest whether to wait for the heart beat to be back to normal or go for the pacemaker.
My question to you is this - do you know the name of the procedure that would fully sever the nerves which incite the heart to beat? I'm trying to research this procedure, and specifically, gain a clear understanding of the associated risks (along with mortality data), both immediate and long-term.
I thank you in advance for any guidance you can provide.
Are you on any medications as well? The low BP will certainly make you feel light-headed. A HR of 93 is brisk but not all that fast. Excuse me if I don't understand: your pacer "kicks in" at 80? Usually a pacer is to bring up a slow HR like yours in the 40's. So if yours dropped, then the pacer would kick in to bring it up to 60 or 65 (my Dad's was set at 60). Anyway, I think if your BP is low, that's why you feel dizzy.
The doctor diagnosed him with atrial fibrillation and recommended he should implant a pacemaker for his irregular heart beat which may be the cause for his dizziness. I know from researching on-line that this is a relatively quick and simple procedure with minimal risks. Both my dad and I are nervous about the procedure. I am hoping I can receive some positive reassurances that this is the right thing for him to do to improve his quality of life.
I had a pacer implanted between ablation 2 and 3 as I developed a slow heart beat (Bradycardia) The pacer does not get rid of AFib. It simply paces my heart as I do not conduct any longer and am 100% dependent on it. I feel comfortable knowing that my heart will never beat below 60 bpm. Whe I have AFib, the pacer switches modes to pace me out of an AFib event and sometimes there are an incredible number of switches before it is successful. You did not mention why you have a pacer.
A person in heart failure should be on a cocktail of drugs and usually a pacemaker or ICD is implanted, but even then it won't stop the heart from failing completly.
Currently to my knowledge stem cell research is only in the animal testing stages but looks encouraging.
As to why her doctor did not order a pacemaker I can only guess he assumed her case was too far gone and the risk of the procedure did not outweigh the benefits.
When the electrical system in your heart goes a bit haywire (like a blown fuse or a power surge) then the cells in the heart can react by causing a premature heart beat.
Premature beats of the ventricles or atria are not (in themselves) dangerous and rarely cause any further complications. However, since your heart has been given an artificial pacemaker for whatever reason, it stands that your electrical system is likely not functioning properly.
Just because the strength of every heart beat depends on the amount of blood that fill the heart before the next contraction. Every time that you have an extra beat, the normal pacemaker makes a pause to regain its normal rhythm, and that's when the chambers get filled with more blood. So the beat that you feel is not the PVC, is the beat that come after that one that is usually stronger. Symptoms that are red flags w/ PVCs are sustained PVCs (i.e.
Two years ago I was diagnosed with dysautonomia after wearing an event monitor for 5 weeks. My symptoms were a slow heart beat and sometimes a fast heart beat for no apparent reason. In May I started noticing that I was getting very tired while working and my h/r would be around 46. I went for a tilt test in July to confirm whether I truly have dysautonomia or not. My starting heart rate was 55 b/m and b/p 119/64.
1, which means that every other heart beat originating from the natural pacemaker of the heart (the sinus node) was getting through the atrioventricular node (AV node), the single electrical connection from the top of the heart to the bottom of the heart. This means that the actual heart rate and cardiac output was decreased.
Without seeing your child’s ECG and evaluating your child, I cannot give you specific information.
Could this problem be due to pacemaker pushing the heart to push faster, harder and more and more amount of blood (pacemker is set to "min of 60-80/90 bpm" now v. "about 50-70 bpm" befor) through the same "old and narrow" arteries and blood vessels that cannot handle thsi higher amount, thus resulting in higher and higher BP?
In 2008 passed out in kitchen found out had irregular heart beat still. Put in hospital, heart quit beating for a few seconds, had pacemaker put in, suppose to have battery replaced next year but having problems with blood pressure dropping to low, want to know if it is because the battery needs to be changed, having other systems dizziness, of balance, pain in chest, whizzy, and slur words some. I take atenolol, plavix, pravastain.
He tried to burn, and I must say the pain of the burning really did take my breath away, it was very sore. My heart continued to beat dangerously fast, so the doctor used that electric shock unit on my chest 3 times, trying to shock the heart to beat more slowly, as a result of this, my chest was burnt.
Well, a pacemaker would still be advised despite the heart being able to cope with stress, The pacemaker is just going to work as a safety valve if ever required. A pacemaker does not normally discharge the heart beat and works only when an abnormal heart beat/ rate is detected. It can be set to a minimal value before it starts to respond. I would suggest reconsidering the decision of getting one.
Take care!
Cardiomyopathy results from an abnormal heart wall that has become thickened or dilated. Proper timing of the heart's beat would not cause heart muscle damage. Proper pacing of heartbeats with a pacemaker can prevent cardiomyopathy.
the second time I was on a heart monitor and it noted some pauses in my heart beat 2.2 and 2.4 seconds and that my pulse rate seemed low 48 – 50 at times. I was discharged from hospital by a stand in doctor who said that there were no abnormalities. I am awaiting the results of a 72 hour Holter, and I am also waiting to undergo an EEG for a check on epilepsy, but this is thought to be unlikely.
In the meantime these episodes are still happening on a regular basis and are very scary.
The activity of the extra pacemaker may be increased by different factors like stress, hormones and medications. Now why can we feel these extra beats? Just because the strength of every heart beat depends on the amount of blood that fill the heart before the next contraction. Every time that you have an extra beat, the normal pacemaker makes a normal pause to regain its normal rhythm, and that's when the chambers get filled with more blood.
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.
//www.webmd.com/heart-disease/atrial-fibrillation/pacemaker-for-atrial-fibrillation
"People with atrial fibrillation may need a pacemaker for a variety of reasons. These reasons include:
You have atrial fibrillation that comes and goes. And you have a fast heart rate when you are in atrial fibrillation and a slow heart rate when you are not in atrial fibrillation. This is called tachy-brady syndrome.
You had an AV node ablation procedure that destroyed the AV node in your heart.
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