First Check-up

Had a Medtronic ADDR01 installed 12/27/12 after 3 Sic Sinus A/V Block episodes on the 26th and a 20 second flat line in the hospital on the 27th.
Just had my 3 month checkup. Asked for a printout and received a page titled Rate Drop Episode Report.
Settings are:
Mode - DDD
Lower Rate - 50ppm
Upper Track - 160ppm
Detection type - Drop
Intervention Rate - 100ppm
Intervention Duration - 2min
Total Episodes Detected - 229
Drop Rate - 50ppm
Drop Size 20bpm
Detection Window - 25sec
Rate Episodes - 0
Drop Episodes - 229

Date/Time - Type - Detection Rate
(looks like I got 9 recent events)
3/18/13 10:23PM - Drop - 50
3/21/13 11:37AM - Drop - 50
3/22/13 10:34AM - Drop - 50
3/23/13 6:48AM - Drop - 50
3/25/13 8:40PM - Drop - 49
3/25/13 10:28PM - Drop - 50
3/27/13 7:44AM - Drop - 49
3/27/13 8:43AM - Drop - 49
3/27/13 8:53AM - Drop - 49

Male 55yrs, 160lbs, regular excursive, no other heart issues.
First time I have posted. Looking for comments, suggestions, warnings, guidance.
Thank You!

1 Comments

I dunno

by Zia - 2013-03-28 11:03:00

what all that means, but just wait til electric Frank gets back and he'll tell you what for. That man knows just about everything (well not quite) but he's very knowledgeable about the technical stuff that goes on inside our little machines.

In the meantime, welcome to the rowdy bunch. You'll find a lot of caring folks of all persuasions here and hopefully get a lot of the answers and support that you may need.

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