Elevation

If I go to the mountains (about 6,500 ft.), will that be a problem for my pacemaker?

2 Comments

Not a problem

by Sunnydaze - 2014-05-11 02:05:26

Funny, donr! Altitude is not a problem. Our Winter home in the foothills of CA, and our Summer home in NE WA state are both at 3000 ft, or a bit over. We hiked in the Uinta mountains of SW Wyoming, and in Glacier National Park last Summer...my "engine" was a bit slow at first, but once I found my stride I had no problem hiking while carrying a light backpack. Enjoy yourself.

Only if you run into.....

by donr - 2014-05-11 12:05:21

.....an angry, hungry grizzly bear or an enraged, jealous bull elk during the rut.

Your PM is a titanium cased digital computer that is hermetically sealed. The air pressure inside is whatever it was when it was sealed shut & approximates the pressure in MInneapolis, MN (IF it is a Medtronic & assembled there). The case is small & relatively stiff (Titanium is stronger than steel for the same weight of material) so it does not flex very much. If anything, it will expand a small amount at higher altitudes.

If you fly, your PM has already experienced altitudes of about 8,ooo ft - that's about the pressure that a passenger jet aircraft maintains.

For your PM, altitude is a "Not to worry issue."

I believe that Tracey skis at 11,000 ft plus. Perhaps she will wander by & tell you about that.

Donr

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