post op first interrigation

Hey guys today I had my 3 week post op check and first interrigation. It all went very well...but of course now I have alot of questions. I am currently paced 91% of the time, what do they mean by this?

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Some basics

by KAG - 2014-06-18 01:06:23

You say that you’re pacing 91%, but is this atrial or ventricle? Here’s a few basic definitions for you. I have a Medronics Advisa. There's a lot more info on your report so if you have specific questions, just ask.

AS, VS: Atrial Sensing, Ventricle Sensing, in percentage
AP, VP: Atrial Pacing, Ventricle Pacing, in percentage

Mode: This is a generic decoding of the Modes:

1st letter: Chamber(s) paced: 0 = none, A = Atrium, V = Ventricle, D = Dual (A + V)

2nd Letter: Chamber(s) sensed: 0 = None, A = Atrium, V = Ventricle, D = Dual (A + V)

3rd Letter: Response to sensing: 0 = None, T = Triggered, I = Inhibited, D = Dual (T+I)

4th Letter: Rate Modulation: 0 = None, R = Rate Response (RR)

For example, my mode is DDD, so I’m dual paced, dual sensed, dual response to sensing, RR Is Off.

Rate-response On is needed when your heart cannot adjust its rate to meet the needs of your body. When your heart cannot adjust its rate, a rate-responsive pacemaker uses one or more special sensors. These sensors monitor changes in your body. The pacemaker uses this information to increase or decrease your heart rate.

Lower Rate: Pacing occurs if your heart rate drops below this lower limit

Upper Track Rate: places a limit on the fastest ventricular pacing rate during atrial tracking. Further increases in the atrial rate may eventually reach the 2:1 block rate where the pacing ratio becomes 2:1.

Hope this helps
Kathy

In use

by Tony G - 2014-06-18 08:06:00

Congrats on the results. The 91% is measuring how often the PM is used to pace your heart. (Mine is at 100% for now.) that may get lower or higher as time goes on. The main thing is that you are feeling better.

Have fun,
Tony

I am a few weeks ahead of you

by ChrisD - 2014-06-18 09:06:19

I have seen my cardio twice. The first time at 4 weeks he turned on rate response because I was having difficulty exercising. The second time at the normal 6 week appointment he made some adjustments to the RR feature but also did an interrogation which showed what the PM was doing in the past 2 weeks, but the report also showed the data from the prior period (before RR was turned on). Before RR was turned on the PM was pacing 98% of the time. Afterwards, it was 67%. Now I do not know if that was due to RR, due to the PM learning, my body getting used to the device, or something else but it seems to me there is a period of time where things just need to "settle in". We shall see.

Chris

Rate Response

by kristen - 2014-06-23 12:06:03

Have you all felt better during extersize using the rate response vs having it turned off?

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