confused

Hi guys

I have a dual chamber pm which was implanted in June 2014.
After the pm was implanted I was still experiencing syncope episodes. I went to the hospital then I was admitted to repositioning of the Av lead. The procedure went okay though the doctors said I had a terrible seizure after I was sedated. However when I went for the follow up visit the technician said I still had abnormal rhythms. My pm was re- set and I was fine. Recently I have been feeling dizzy. Last Friday I felt dizzy I almost passed out. The doctors say they don't know what to do anymore since they thought the pm would help. I'm wondering if this is not vasovagal syncope episodes that I'm having. Please help

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vasovagal

by Tracey_E - 2015-02-18 01:02:02

Sometimes a pm only helps half the problem with vasovagal. It is often a combination of drop in heart rate and drop in bp. The pm only prevents the heart drops, it can't do anything about bp. There are meds and sometimes diet changes can help.

Do you write down the times you have episodes? They can see what the pm was doing at the time.

Good luck getting answers!

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