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Setting for Surgery

I just visited doctors to be involved in an upcoming surgery, including the anesthesiology dept. The doctors are planning on putting a magnet on me. I have a Boston Scientific MRI compatible pacemaker set at 60 beats minimum. During the test MRI my EP techs set my pacemaker at 70 bpm, which was fine. They told me yesterday that the magnet would automatically put any pacemaker at 100 beats per minute.

Since my surgery is expected to last about 3 hours with several procedures one...

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post op first interrigation

Hey guys today I had my 3 week post op check and first interrigation. It all went very well...but of course now I have alot of questions. I am currently paced 91% of the time, what do they mean by this?

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INCREASE IN MODE SWITCHES

Latest report shows 1,340 Mode Switches over a 6 month period.
Adapta Medtronic duel lead with rate response off. The detection rate was lowered to 160 from 175 before currant report. There were 40 Atrial high rate episodes and 5 ventricular.
Any thoughts will be appreciated.....-Philman

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4 month follow-up

I am scheduled for a cardio appt. tomorrow morning, my doctor said that he will determine then if I need a defibrillator installed. I suffered an SCA on 02/06/14 due to 100% blockage in aorta had 4 stents put in and pacemaker installed. I am taking Coreg, Plavix, losartin and atvostatin. I have been thru cardio rehab and am back to work full time.Should I be worried? My girlfriend is terrified that I will have to go into surgery again. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Too fast too quickly

Hi Guys

I'm 54, had a PM implanted because of bradycardia which got more extreme over the course of my life. My resting HR was always low 40s or high 30s but I was starting to get dizzy spells so the Dr advised a PM.

Anyway, I'm now 4 weeks post op. and have a problem which I didn't have pre-op. On the slightest exercise (slow walking) my HR jumps so much that I'm stopped in my tracks. I've no trouble breathing but I can feel such a strong fast pulse in my neck I'm forced...

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SETTINGS AND V-TACH

Hello Everyone, I have a few questions regarding the sensitivity of my Ventricular and Atrial lead. There has been an increase in Ventricular High Rate episodes and an increase in Ventricular pacing. Several changes were made in the last few Interrogation reports that I was unaware of. They include the following:

Post mode switch pacing turned off
Sensing assurance Atrial lead turned off
Sensitivity Atrial lead from .50 to .18 to .35
Sensitivity Ventricle lead from 4....

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Not liking my check ups

Greetings, I have had a Boston Scientific Ingenio MR1 installed 5 weeks ago. I had right bundle branch block and this has given me a new lease on life and I have far more energy and motivation. The problem is that when I go in for a "tune up" I always feel really bad for the next day or so, I mean really bad. Quite fluttery in the chest and some tightness. It seems to come from the bit where they say this will be a bit uncomfortable and then they race my heart up to some crazy speed. It does sub...

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adjusting

Hello all and thanks for past help.

I was sort of breathless in the mornings and tired when doing gardening etc.
The gave me more"air" and it worked.
I seem to have slipped back the where I was.
I just had a trip that involved me wheeling and carrying Carry-ons through 4 airports. It was exhausting and id have to sit a few times for a few minutes before resuming my efforts.
I see the DR this week.

CAN PMS FALL OUT of ADJUSTMENT? and need to be altered?<...

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Severe weakening

56 yr old. Medtronic Sensia implanted 6 wks ago. Had first tune up last Mon. Was doing fine before tune up, now since tune up, I get tremendous headaches, extremely sore burning in both jaws, bad heartburn with acid in the throat, tightness in the chest. This only happens when I walk around. It all disappears when I rest. Not sure what the Tech rep did but he claimed I would feel even better. Now I'm worried. Has anyone shared this experience? Thanks in advance.

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Heart rate too fast

Has anyone found their heart rate too fast ? My second CRT was installed last March and I have not felt right. I see the st jude rep to have the device read.in a week . Hope they can change the pacing rate a little

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new guy with questions

Hi I discovered this site this afternoon and boy am I glad I did..quick history:me-old guy (67) LOL had a pm implanted in conjunction with aortic valve replacement surgery on 4/22 about 6 weeks ago. My recovery has been slow but steady but I have been acutely fatigued and very low on energy since I got home from hospital. Wife says "be patient" and it seems this fatigue thing is pretty common based on the other comments here. Wish my doc (or someone anyway) would have warned me, Im NOT com...

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Blood pressure drop

Hubby was feeling very tired so we went in for his first adjustment to his pacemaker. The rate response was adjusted as well as the upper threshold increased. His blood pressure has been the lowest its ever been since the pacemaker adjustment. He usually runs 130/low 80s and he is suddenly in the 110's/low 70s. While I know that a lower blood pressure is better for a heart failure patient, he is feeling pretty crummy.

1. Why the drop in pressure?
2. How soon would he feel...

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Stand by mode

I had a successful ablation for atypical atrial flutter in December 2012 and had been problem free since, now in June 2014. I have had a pacemaker since 2000. It had been set to permanent pacing with a minimum rate of 70 bpm with max of 120 bpm (after which my own rhythm takes over).

At a recent Pacing check the technician altered the settings to 'stand by mode' only operating if my heartrate fell beneath 60 bpm. I was told my natural heartbeat was in very good shape so I ought no...

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to tigerlily

Just checking to see if you got my reply message. Private message says your name is invalid?

Kathy

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feeling a little lightheaded

hi all,
had my pm/icd installed in 2010. everything was fine until i went for pm checkup. he said pulse staying a70-80. so he adjusted rate response for rate up to 110. on exercise. that was thursday. today, saturday, i did my morning workout (about 15 minutes of not real hard exercises) checked my pulse before (70) and after (95). felt a little light headed. took a rest. pulse down to 70. no pain, but still some lightheadedness. real minor nausea for a minute. that is gone.
has a...

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Paced settings

Recent app with new Cardiiologist resulted in lead change and several follow up visits to readjust settings on rate response which has allowed me to run better, I'm in DDDR again upper rate to 170 exertion response from 3 to 5 activity threshold from med/low to low but my question is in trying to help my anaerobic feeling while running he moved paced AV to 180 ms, sensed AV to 180 max increase to AV 100ms,,,does this make sense or is the the reason I now don't have the breathless feeling from be...

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Is CLS OK with a healthy SA node?

I had my 3 month CRT-P check 2 days ago. Overall I'm feeling great and have been able to gradually increase the duration of exercise walking. However, when I exert like walking up a slight hill, I have the urge to go faster but it feels like something in my chest won't let me. I didn't know if that's because my heart is not yet strong enough due to cardiomyopathy, or if a change in the CRT settings would help. I have a Biotronik Evia HF-T. The Biotronik rep turned on the CLS (closed loop stimul...

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cardiologist with medtronic rep

3:15PM EST today, just a PM check up,

any question i should be asking?





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upper & lower settings

Sorry if this is a dumb question but i'm new to this heart problem thing and the world of pacemakers and stents. Since having a heart attack with complete heart block on christmas last year and getting these devices implanted i've had a few chest pain issues... only happens after a hard workout on the treadmill or exercise bike. Taking nitro doesn't help... and the pain (in center of chest) usually goes away in a matter of days. I just found out today in cardiac rehab that my pm is set from a lo...

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Myocardial Perfusion Scan

I have had my Medtronics PM since November of 2013. Everything had been going fine. They had made a few small adjustments along the way. I just did a phone test and everything looked ok but at times when I am doing something very streanuous that I could do before, I feel a little burn in my chest. No shortness of breath. Just went to my heart doctor and they say my heart is racing occasionally. Shouldn't my pm regulate this? The doctor wants to do a myocardial perfusion scan to rule anything out...

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