Pacing rate

I am pacing at 100bpm. That is not what I was set at. I found out when I did routine phone ck. I called my Dr. He is out until July. The nurse told me I would be alright til then. Does anyone out there know this to be true. And I would be exhausting my generator more rapidly

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Any chance

by Grateful Heart - 2015-04-10 01:04:17

You were doing something physical right before your phone check? Even walking through the rooms would increase your HR.

100 bpm is not a normal resting rate...if it is constant and you were doing nothing.

Do not wait 3 months. If no other Doc there, get another opinion.

Grateful Heart

pacing or beating?

by Tracey_E - 2015-04-10 01:04:19

(it would be easier to answer your question if you filled out more of the profile) Why do you have the pm? It's more likely you are beating that fast on your own, not pacing. You need to be seen before July. Isn't someone covering for your dr?

More pacing doesn't mean the battery will go down more quickly. A lot of things determine battery life, % pacing is pretty far down on the list. The extra features you use, the safety margin, how much juice it take to get your heart to beat, the age of the leads all have an impact.

PMT

by golden_snitch - 2015-04-10 02:04:41

Could be a PMT = pacemaker mediated tachycardia or also called endless loop tachycardia. If it's stable at 100 bpm, I'd think that it actually is the pacemaker causing this, and not your own rhythm; your own rhythm would variate at least a little.

No need to worry about the battery, but I'd get this checked out. Most pacemakers have a PMT prevention feature that can be activated. And if it really is a PMT, there is definitely no need to walk around with this for another 3 months, because it can be stopped.

Good luck!

Wow

by Lurch - 2015-04-10 12:04:36

I can't imagine pacing at that rate continuously. My current resting rate is around 50 BPM.

Can't speak with any specific knowledge of how it would impact battery life, but, logic says it would use more power if running continiously....

They don't have another Cardiologist to cover for one that is out for three months?

You know you're wired when...

You play MP3 files on your pacer.

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