Puls at 80+

Hi everyone,

I am a femal, 53 years old and got my pacemaker on December 8, 2009. For the last 5 weeks i have checked my blood pressure and my puls daily. The puls is always over 80. Is that normal or do i have to ask them to change my settings. I wake up several times during the night and have a hard time going back to sleep.

Any input is appreciated.

4 Comments

Fast Pulse

by Bill-2 - 2010-01-26 11:01:39

If it were me, I would ask my doctor why he chose a low setting of 80. Then I would tell him what was troubling me and then see if he thinks lowering it would serve my needs.

low rate

by golden_snitch - 2010-01-27 02:01:21

Hey,

I agree with Bill: you should ask your cardio why he chose the setting and tell him about your problems. I know some patients who have the low rate at 80 but those are patients who don't feel well with less. I guess most of us have 60 or 70, some just 50. In most pacers you have the possibility to set a night time minimum rate so that you can have 80 at daytime, and then for example 60 or 70 at night time.

Best wishes
Inga

Paced rate or natural rate?

by pacemaker writer - 2010-01-27 07:01:25

Are you being paced at 80 or is that the rate of your heart beating on its own?

A pacemaker can help a slow heart beat faster but it does not work to slow down a too-fast heart.

Most pacemakers are set to 60 or 70 beats a minute, but you should ask your doc how yours is set and, if it's higher than that, why.

80 ok isnt it?

by Hot Heart - 2010-01-29 10:01:44

Hi thought the average heart rate was anything up to 100, could be that you feel a bit anxious when you wake and that raises your hr.

HH

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