anyone know what a "pmt" is

hi there! i was just wondering if anyone knows what a pmt is? i have an icd and when i go to get the device interoggated my doctor always says i have some pmt episodes i guess but that it's nothing to worry about. i trust him, i just always forget exactly what it is. he explains it to me but i think i need to see it in writing to fully understand it. i know its device based but that's about it. thank you........

7 Comments

"pmt"

by fibbermcgee&mollie - 2008-06-08 05:06:14

I would guess that "pmt" means payment. If your Doc says you are having pmt episodes, I would make sure you are current on all of his invoices. Good luck.

My Guess

by TwoCents - 2008-06-08 05:06:31

I'm pretty sure pmt is Pacemaker Mediated Tachycardia. If you want to know more about it just do a Google search. Two Cents

PMT

by ela-girl - 2008-06-08 06:06:11

Yup...twocents is right. PMT is pacemaker mediated tachycardia. I wrote about this for someone else just recently--within the last week or two. I had one episode of PMT recently, so I asked my EP to explain it. Use the search feature in the upper right hand corner of the site and type out 'pacemaker mediated tachycardia" and you should get posts about it. Long story short...it's when your pm creates tachycardia.

ela-girl

And...

by ela-girl - 2008-06-08 06:06:31

One more thing...unlike what Peter has suggested, in PMT, the pacemaker DOES create the tachycardia. (No offense to Peter!)

ela-girl

TwoCents probably right

by peter - 2008-06-08 06:06:55

I think it means that the pacemaker has detected an episode of tachycardia and logged it in its memory. It is not caused by the pacemaker . These abbreviations can be very annoying as PMT can mean at least 3 medical terms. Cheers Peter

Sorry, Peter, you're wrong

by ted - 2008-06-09 02:06:37

Sorry, Peter, you are wrong and Ela-girl is right PMT occurs in patients who have a dual-chamber pacemaker. For an excellent article explaining the phenomenon by Professor of Medicine Brian Olshansky, go to http://www.emediicine.com/med/topic2918.htm.

my two cents

by fred in Seattle - 2008-06-09 10:06:07

I do not have PMT. All I have is CRS that is can't remember sh--. I think. Or I don't know. My werd sence of hummor is as bad as electric frank. God love him. Yea Frank I am an old coot like you.

FRED

You know you're wired when...

Your device makes you win at the slot machines.

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