Pacemaker replacement report

• by zawodniak2
• 2015-02-21 02:02:49
• Batteries & Leads
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I had my Medtronic Versa rate responsive pacemaker replaced after 7 1/2 years on 02/13/2015 at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida medical Center. Dr. Platt, an electro physiologist, who implanted my original pace maker performed the procedure in less than an hour and all went smoothly. The new one is a Medtronic Advisa rate responsive. model which is MRI compatible. I still have the original leads, so hopefully I will not require an MRI at a later date. My original pace maker went into "End of Life/End of Service" about three weeks before my replacement and locked my heart rate at 65 bpm and I was really feeling lousy, especially with just walking. Felt my energy returning almost immediately after the replacement. Since I could not get my heart rate above 65 bpm during the "EOL" time before my replacement, I now know why the Medtronic technicians were telling me that I was 99% dependent . My initial diagnosis was bradycardia and the pacer settings were 60 low rate and 110 high rate. Most informative to me was how my interrogation reports showed how I became more pace maker dependent over the years and when I asked the doctor if I really needed the original pace maker 7 1/2 years ago, he said "You will be needing it as time goes on" and he was right!!
Rodger