Pacemaker Induced Cardiomyopathy
- by a.bardella
- 2012-03-01 03:03:05
- Complications
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Comment posted by a.bardella on 2012-02-29 11:31.
Hi Inga
Thank you for your reply
In 2007 I had Ablate & Pace for Atrial Fibrillation
2009 AF began to return
2012 X Ray shows Dual leads implanted
& ECG shows VVIR mode & AF
New Cardio at new Hospital said my Echocardiogram
shows I have Pacemaker induced Cardiomyopathy
Please can you direct me to a web site that explains this.
Thanks Alfredo
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You know you're wired when...
Your pacemaker receives radio frequencies.
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by golden_snitch - 2012-03-01 04:03:01
Alfredo,
why don't you just type cardiomyopathy/heart failure + pacemaker in Google and do a search on your own? Sorry, but i think that's done faster than waiting here for my answer, and letting me do the research. I would simply do the same, google it.
When I said pacemaker syndrome was quite well known in VVI pacing, I did not know that you had an AV-node ablation and are in atrial fibrillation all the time. I have no idea, if it helps to switch the pacer to DDD mode, if you are in fibrillation all the time. You have to ask your cardio about it. Heart failure related to a pacemaker, is often due to loss of synchrony between the ventricles. One of the ventricles, usually the right, is paced, the other is not. That can lead to the ventricles not beating at exactly the same time, but in asychrony. Could help to place a third pacer lead in the left ventricle to restore that synchrony.
But again, just google heart failure + pacemaker and you'll get lots of information.
Best
Inga