Pulse Rate

My husband has ICD which is set at 70bpm.In the last few months he has been ill with a cough that keeps hanging on.On both occasions when he saw the Doctor to check he didn't have a chest infection his pulse rate was reading 40 and the doctor told him to go to A and E as was at risk of ICD shocking him.The first time we went and the Dr explained his pulse was 40 because he was having ectopic beats and nothing to worry about,so when he had same pulse rate this week he didn't go to A and E.We just confused and hope some one can explain.thanks

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confused too

by BOBJ - 2017-03-31 15:45:33

I consider myself to be well read on the subject of pacemakers or at least crt-d (which has built in icd). I do not understand how your husband could have a 40 bpm if icd is set to regulate to 70 bpm. I see that you are in the UK. Do they check icd's like the do pacemakers?

How hard would it be to get in to the EP?

 

 

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