55beats

Hi to all...what does 55 beats per minute means if i have a pacemaker since it was 60 beats during my fourteen years?

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55beats

by elenitatan - 2013-10-09 09:10:19

Hi PacerRep,

I already got this pacemaker 14years ago...since 1999..it was programmed at 60beats..and now i have 55beats..is my battery low now? is this the time to change? btw, am going to see my doctor anyway..in fact this afternoon...

the reason i got my pacemaker is congenital in nature per my doctor...

pls enlighten if i will change my battery now since i experience headache and somtimes shortness of breath..

thanks,

I'm not sure if I understand what your are asking?

by PacerRep - 2013-10-09 10:10:36

Are you saying your heart rate is usually 60 beats a minute but since you got a pacemaker your heart rate has dropped to 55beats a minute?

What is the reason that you got a pacemaker?

14 years is a loooong time

by PacerRep - 2013-10-09 11:10:27

I don't know of any pacemakers that drop to 55 when it's time to change the battery. Let us know what they say when you get it checked. It may have went to a single chamber mode only, where it only paces the ventricles, which could potentially explain your symptoms

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