Broken wire left in heart after lead extraction- why am I breathless?
- by still ticking
- 2017-11-17 20:54:21
- Complications
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I have had lead replacement (2 replaced), one lead snapped (redundant failed lead from 25 years ago)and left in the heart, end attached with scar tissue, the other end floating. I am having breathlessness with significant huffing and puffing with exertion- (like before I had my 1st pacemaker over 25 years ago). 6 weeks post surgery- there is some talk that this fluttering is causing extra etopic beats and will take up to 12 months for heart to grow over the 4 cm strand-- anyone else had this or know anything-- feeling bit frustrated when I'm usually so active and working fulltime and have to stop to catch my breath if I do simple things like go up stairs or run acoss the road. Not feeling so confident in doctors explanations of pacemaker is working fine just a co-incidence with your heart.
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