First Pacemaker Interrogation

HI:::::Had a Medtronic Adapta ADSR03 implanted 1/11/12 and doing very well with it. Asked for a printout which theTechgave me.
Couple of questions:
1. Page 5: Ventricular High Rate Episodes:26......
2/7/12. 7:58 PM-------first. 180 :04
2/10/12. 7:23 PM----Longest. 213. :46
2/18/12. 6:12 PM-----Last. 180. :02

Electric Frank------You know a lot about these things----what do they all mean????
Ger

2 Comments

question

by Rodlyn - 2012-03-24 02:03:47

Do you have AFIB?

Ventricular High Rate EpisodesEpisodes

by ElectricFrank - 2012-03-24 03:03:00

As I understand it these are events where your ventricular rate exceeds the Detection Rate. You should be able to find the Ventricular High Rate Detection Rate in the Final Report section of the printout. Mine is set for 150bpm so any time I exceed that it is logged as an event. On a recent report I show one event with a rate of 160 lasting for 13 seconds. It was at 10:15 PM when I am almost always awake and I never noticed it.

I see yours all happened around the same time which is interesting. Anything you are doing around 6:00 to 8:00PM?

That's about what I understand.

Glad you are doing well with the pacer.

best,

frank

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