Vitatron pacemaker

Hello! Is there anyone on this forum who has a vitatron pacemaker? I made my first replacement a month and a half ago. The first was a medtronic. With this pacemaker I have noticed that at certain times of the day I hear 3 beats. That is, at 8:30 exactly, at 11:30 and at 2:30. This happens day and night. During the examination, the doctor did not find anything abnormal.

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by AgentX86 - 2020-11-22 19:14:40

I'd never heard them before but a few things made me suspect that it was Medtronic (feaure names and such) and sure enough, it's owned by Medtronic.  That said, you're the first I've run across who has one.

The datasheets are on the web but little else (comparisons, use cases, etc.). 

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by ranita - 2020-11-23 13:16:46

Yes it is a subsidiary of medtronic. I have not found enough information on the internet. Vitatron is a Dutch company, quite old.

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by KatieG - 2021-04-27 05:45:08

hi ranita

I was fitted with a vitatron PM on 16 April this year. It does seem to be Medtronic. I'm doing well on mine so far! I just wish I'd been less dozy on painkillers when the physiologist came to see me, before I was discharged, as I have a few questions about the settings, abbreviations used etc. 

So, can anyone on here explain to me what DDD mode is? Also, I only seem to have a lower HR rate noted. My PM card also says that my primary symptom is B2 - what does this mean? Then it says ECG: C3 and Aetiology: B2. I'd be grateful if anyone could explain these terms to me! 

Hope you're getting on ok with your Vitatron, ranita 

KatieG

by Gemita - 2021-04-27 15:11:19

i have private messaged you with these answers too in case you miss this message.

Answer:

DDD mode is a dual chamber pacemaker system.  It possesses pacing and sensing capabilities in both the atrium (upper right chamber of the heart) and the ventricle (lower right chamber of the heart).

European Pacemaker Patient ID Card Codes used for symptoms, aetiology and ECG classification

B2 is the code for Syncope Symptom = dizzy spells.  

C3 is the code for an AV Block Symptom as seen on your ECG (electrocardiogram) of a symptom of 2nd degree AV (atrioventricular) block - the actual rhythm disturbance seen on ECG was of Wenckebach origin.

Aetiology (the cause of your disorder) is coded as B2 = Conduction tissue disease.

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by AzizeIpekbayrak - 2022-02-01 13:26:52

Hello RANITA, this is my fourth pm, also a vitatron g70a2 and implanted on 28th of this january, it is medtronic. İs there any one else on vitatron?

İ hope you all are doing well.

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