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Recall from FDA

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FDA Classifies Voluntary Physician Advisory Letter on Riata and Riata ST Silicone Defibrillation Leads as Class I Recall (URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE ADVISORY)


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Janet


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MRI

Hi everyone, I haven't been on for a long time . There was news in out newspaper this morning that here in Australia in the city of Geelong they are already putting mri suitable pacemakers into patients unfortunately they can,t be used on us as our leads aren't compatable.thought you all might be interested.Barbara.

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liteppie

Just went to medtronic tech for check up. She said the pacemaker is in the 3month safe period and I must scecdule to have a replacement. What actually happens to the heart when this happens? I am 100% paced and have a dual channel pacer.

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new member

greetings to all, just read bunch of postings and i am in good company. dont have a lot of people to talk to about having a defibulator in my chest and a defective lead into my heart (Sprint Fidelis). year ago i had alarm go off, thought it was battery but turned out was the defective lead. Medtonic reps adjusted my defibulator told me not to worry. never see my MD, only get Medtronic reps or download via Carelink from home. anyway wnt ot UCSF for second opinon, told that lead cannot be used an...

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Stephanie

Hi

I have had an AV ablation and therefore I am pacemaker dependant. I have a dual chamber pacer inserted and it is set on DDDR. The past few days I have experienced bubble like feelings just below my right breast almost to the centre of my chest. It does not feel like it is inside. It feels more like just below the skin. Could this be a lead fracture? Please help as I am in a real spin about this.

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a beeping sound

Hi Everyone,
I have not posted in a while, I have been doing really good, but today as I was bending down to get some clothes out of the dryer I heard a beeping sound. At first I thought it was my dryer, but it has nothing that would do that. Then I thought it must be coming from my pm. I have only had it for a little over a year. Has anyone else had this happen.

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broken wire

Just found out I have broken wire on lower chamber lead wire of dual chamber set up. Dr. says they have "by passed" lead and will see what happens (everything normal at present). She says if lead needs to come out they will use lazer, otherwise will try another lead in same artery?

Anybody know what type of symptoms I can expect to see if pacer malfunctions?  I’m 69 and have had pacer for 18 years (one generator replaced (2 years left on present one)

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new twoes of pacemakers

Hi All
I have a battery powered pacemaker and I have been told about a induction pacemaker and wondered if anyone has any exeperance of them?
my email is andyiwright@yahoo.co.uk
thanks Andrew Wright

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past implant

I am filling out a form for Long Term Health Care, and I have a pacemaker. How would I answer the question do you have heart disease/conditions past present or treated for. yes or no

I added the information in the appropriate section stating implant information

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cardio messenger

Hi there!
Just wondering if anyone has the cardiomessenger technology with their pacemaker and how successful you are finding it?

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Pookie's luck:)

Hi Everyone:)

Just thought I'd let you know what has transpired. I get my pacemaker "interrogated" every 6 months. Six months ago my interrogation (or check up) was just fine. Last week, however, things are much much different. The lead (wire) that goes to the ventricle is depleting the pacemaker battery at an alarming rate, so the Pacemaker Tech had to call in one of the Cardiologists (who I've only met once before).

He explained to me that there could be too much sc...

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EnRhythm Failure

My pacemaker, a Medtronic EnRhythm has caused problems for the past 6 weeks. My heart rhythm problems were, at first, thought to be caused by a new generic medication, but after a quite severe episode, a read-out of the pacemaker was done and it had gone to default and was causing rhythm disruptions.
The failure is in the battery coating and is happening in about 10%
of the implants. Be warned.

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4th pacemaker about to be implanted

Hi,

I am 77 years old and had my first pacemaker implanted in 2000.  I am on my third pacemaker, which is a Biventricular Pacemaker. I have had this pacemaker for three years but it will be replaced in the next month because I have a bad lead which has drained the battery.

My electrophysologist is vague about what will actually be done, maybe a new lead can be fished thru the vein where the current three leads are now, but this may not be possible,...

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leads/how would i know if it came out

hey. have had my PM in for one week. have my first checkup tomorrow. I'm 54 and have had a fairly active recovery so far...HOW WOULD i KNOW IF ONE OF MY LEADS WAS OUT?
are there classic symptoms. I'm basically feeling good, but finding myself very worried about it.
any answers/advice would be most welcome..thanks, neal

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PM Leads

Hi
I have had my PM for 15 months. One week ago I had a fall on my left shoulder ( my dog ran into me ) and since then I have an occasional twinge in my heart for about one second. Could one of the leads have come loose?

Thanks
Roy

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Electrical Twinges

First off I Know it isn't shocking me, but I keep having these little eletrical twinges coming from the top of my ICD. I had these pains several months ago and never really got any answers. My EP did say in September that the wires/leads have came out of place,not from the heart but he said the curl them someway and it has uncurled or something and that is what is causing the pain. The only way he could fix it would be redo the leads which means more surgery. I had a bad reaction to the meds th...

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Lead working its way out

I have had my PM 4 mos and it has become uncomfortable in my chest over the last month. It feels like it has a stem on the top of it. Could it be a lead is working its way out? Has anyone had any experience with this? Thanks

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Will 2nd lead stop Junctional rhythm

Hi everyone,
It's been quite awhile since I've been on, but I just found out that I'll need my pacemaker battery changed in the next month or so, and wanted to see what others thought here.

When I went for my checkup and I told the nurse about my Junctional rhythms that my pacmaker can't control, she told me that the reason that is happening is that the lead isn't in the part of the heart that is causing the Junctional rhythm.

I guess I'm just really confused. I just...

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replacement PM/just curious

To all of those who are 100% depended on your PM and who has had the second PM (or more,) approx. how many years will they last? November 16, 2011 will be one year since my PM has been implanted. I'm really not looking forward to whenever that day comes..........but I keep on keeping on..........what's the alternative? Just curious?

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I'm getting my PM & leads removed.

After only 12 months with a PM that was fitted for type 2 av block, I'm getting the whole thing removed. I've had pain & discomfort from day 1. It's taken 12 months for the Doctor to say I'm a good candidate for lead removal, mainly due to the trouble I've had since the PM was fitted, but also for the fact I wasn't problematic to av block before being told I had av block. That's all I can say really. I await the operation date, and only time will tell if I make it out ok. Operation is via t...

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