Shortness of breath with exertion

Have had a St. Jude PM2210 dual chamber since 2011. I have had episodes of out of breath upon exertion for year or so. Recently had a heart stent implanted. My out of breath episodes still happen from time to time. Anyone had the same problem ?

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YES!!!!

by katxray - 2013-05-12 11:05:40

I have had my PM since 10-2011 and yes I have very frequent episodes of SOB....@ weeks ago I had an appointment with a cardio Dr that specializes in Pacemakers...while doing an echo he tried to change my pm settings to see if that would help.....It still isn't good but might be a little better. this might be something to ask you dr about. A 3rd lead was also discussed with me and I am not sure if this will help or just be another procedure to recover from..so I hope someone will speak up on this.

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