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Pacemaker & Afib

MINERVA trial shows Medtronic pacemakers reduce the progression of permanent AF by 61 percent:
http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251324&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1877867&highlight=
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/18/us-heart-medtronic-pacemaker-idUSBRE9AH0SL20131118

Thought this would be of interest for all Afib patients that face a pacer implant or replacement.

Best

Inga

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First Check-up complete

I just came from the Pacemaker Clinic and all is well with pacemaker. It has only kicked in .4 of 1% and my heart is function as it should with avg. pace of 65 beats.

Tech. said my dizzness and headache have nothing to do with the pacemaker. So I have to go and see the Dr. that prescribe the Nadol and my own family Dr. to change my medication. My own family doctor felt my dizzyness was the meds so cut down a 1/4 tab so as not to step on anyones toes. Well I want to step on toes...

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First Check up since PM installed

Hi was I am going tomorrow for a check up on my PM. I had PM installed Oct. 28th. for Syncopy Complete Heart Block.

I am still dizzy so they have moved my check up to Nov. 20th from Dec. 6th.

What questions do I need to ask. I know they installed a Boston Scientific dual PM. My bottom rate is set at 45
other than that I know anything.

I am hoping to head south for the winter on Dec. 7th.

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Magnetic monitoring

I recently switched Doctors because the one I was using was out of my Medical plan. But he used a Merlin home transmitter to monitor my st Jude pm2210 pacemaker. As long as your within 10 feet of the unit it checked the pacemaker and heart rate a battery . The new doctor gave me a device that has a magnet that I put over my pacemaker and two bracelets that go on my wrest. I'm not to keen on using the magnet. Can it damage the pacemaker? I'm pacemaker dependent so that's why I'm paranoid.

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Fatigue

Hi,
I just joined this club and had a pacemaker for the first time about a month ago. Some postings I read implied that a change in the low and upper heart-beat settings can help eliminate fatigue. My settings are 55 - 130 bpm and should cover most essential activities. Why do I still feel tired and anxious? It could be due to depression from the surgery? I would like to contact with persons with similar problems and learn to cope or resolve the problems.

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Settings & exercise

I am now two months post implant and went to the cardio on Thursday for a PM check. I have been having some problems while exercising both with rate increase with sudden rate drops. I gathered from the sage postings in this forum that my problem was related to the settings of my PM.

The Medtronic technician did all the tests and told me that it was apparent my maximum rate was set too low and despite my SSS, rate response was turned off. My cardio agreed to let the tech up my maxim...

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PM rate

My PM rate is between 80 and 110. When I use the cross trainer I can't use any elevation or resistance or the heart rate goes above the 110 and it doesn't drop. To keep it below 110, I have to exercise at a slow pace. Don't understand, if 110 is the top HR why does it go above that?

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Surgeon

Do I really need to see the surgeon after a PM implantation? (implantation 3 weeks ago) I've twice seen the technician to adjust my PM and I feel fine. Also, they have the pace set at 80 and before all my problems started my heart rate was between 40 and 50 so I don't understand why they have the pace set so high.

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more tests and check up

Today I went for pulmonary function test. I did not think it was necessary and half way through so did the respiratory therapist! she sent me home. That was good news. Then I went into see the medtronic rep because after 6 weeks I have less energy and basically feel my quality of life is much less than before my PM. I was hoping for a significant tweak. I got my self interrogation turned off in case it was waking me up. On Friday I went to primary and my BP was 150/100. I have never had it this...

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Medtronic Consulta "Observations"

During last weeks PM download, a couple things -----------The Quick Look II Report states: (In the past 6 mos) AT/AF events:0 -- VT event: 1 - lasting 1 sec. Now a couple items that weren't addressed to me------------ "Observations:" --"Possible fluid accumulation exceeded OptiVol Threshold, 24-Sept - 24 Oct 2013" and "LV Capture Management determined that threshold increased by 1.125V from 28-Oct to 29-Oct. Medtronic site states not to read too much into these #'s --they are not a substit...

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Wow,,disappointed and confused

I went thurs for my app. With device clinic and what I thought would be a good chance to make a hopefully final tweak to my settings and I would be on my way to lots of uneventful training miles. I was surprised to hear I'm sorry your appoint was cancelled, I will check with them and see, and she comes back to say they don't know why no one called you but they put you on a yearly follow up your next appointment is Oct,,2014 ???????
I was so disappointed apparently I didn't think straight as...

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24/7 Pacing

Hello my name is Taylana I am a thirty-three year old mother of two. I have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and an implanted pacemaker/ defibrillator since 2005. Unfortunately, the impenitence lead was recalled a year after the implant. I have not really used the device much according to the pacemaker clinic which I have been very thankful for.

Anyways, this week my doctor suggested that due to my condition I should be paced all day everyday. Has anyone else had to do this? and does it h...

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Check UP

Anyone heard from CFozzy in here lately ? She had a PM implanted a couple weeks ago and I was checking to see how it went and if she is doing good. She was really worried.

Thanks

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Heart Rate below Pacemaker setting.

Hi!
I have a adapta dr pacemaker and was wondering if anyone had issues with their heart rate being lower than their pacemaker setting? Mine is set at 60. Their are some days that I have had my heart rate taken and it is at 49-51 for several hours and I'm unusually tired..which is why I check the heart rate. Is this an allowable deviation? I do not have a different night setting. Im doing fine but am very curious...

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feeling the pm working

from the beginning of having a pacemaker I have been aware of it twice in every 24 hours. I feel rapid beats for a few seconds at 9 in the evening and 11.45 in the daytime. You can set your watch by it! does anyone else have this? If so, what does it mean? Does it 'go to sleep' at night?

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First check up

Had my AV Node ablated and a CRT implanted last Thursday. Went in today for my follow up check up. Everything is looking really good. And other than the minor aches while healing, I have not felt this good in a very, very long time. I am down to drinking just three cups of coffee per day - down from 10 to 14 required just to function as short a time ago as last Wednesday - with no ill effects.

The only thing I did not like about the interrogation was flat lining while the tech was loo...

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Diaphragm jumping and pain...

I had my leads repositioned 2 and half months ago but never felt the same as the original install. Every time I turned my head, nodded my head, or someone tapped on me I could feel my diaphragm jumping and it was speeding up my breathing. I had been in several times to get this adjusted. They ended up turned my rate response pretty much off, which meant I could barely get off the couch. Forget about climbing stairs. They told me to tap the device to speed up my heart, to get enough air. As...

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Low heart rate, chest pain and tired.

I had my duel chamber pacemaker fitted in July. When I went back for checkup my doc told the technician to reduce the setting from 60 to 50 and to leave the higher one at 120. I felt awful and after four weeks I had it put back to 60. I am aged 62.
All was well until two weeks ago. I started feeling very tired all the time and got exhausted after a small amount of exercise. In the past ten days, I started to get chest pain (left side) and got one really bad which sent pain shooting down my...

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Pain from voltage

I just got out the hospital with severe back left shoulder pain/chest pain and breathing problems. It would up being from my pacemaker voltage being set too high. Once they lowered it everything felt better. I've been having this problem for 2 and half months. It seemed like a phrenic nerve problem and I was breathing very rapidly. Anyone experienced this problem?

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Okay pacer reps/docs, whats up with that?

I had a Medtronic Reveal removed and a pacer put in. My Reveal showed episodes of bradycardia, 30, that led to syncope. Now that the PM is in my doc wants me to relax and will not share my settings with me (yet, he says). I went in to have the PM placement checked (leads moved). While there the rep interrogated me. I swear I'm having short runs of V/T. The tech showed something important to the doc. The tech said the PM did not record any A/T. Doc asked me what my Reveal rate setting was for det...

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A properly implanted and adjusted pacemaker will not even be noticeable after you get over the surgery.