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I had a pacemaker implanted two months ago.  It worked fine (set at 60-69) until this morning when my heart rate went to 102 and it has stayed there all day.  My cardiologist and the rep for the device saw me and they say that the atrial lead is dislodged or not working properly.  Since I have no symptoms and are quite active the choices are to go in and "revise" the lead or do nothing.  I'm not crazy about another hospital stay, but neither do I like se...

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replace pacemaker

Hi,  Not sure if I want another pacemaker after my current one runs out.  I should have 6 years of life left on it and that will take me to 70.  I had a complete heartblock do to Sacrodosis which has gotten better yet left me with a lot of scarring.  I would like to see if I can finish my life without one, should I try to let it go in end of life mode and see how I do? Anyone out there made this decision?

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Replacement

Hi everyone,

i have 0 to 3 months for replacement , after this I was told there is two months built in:

when willthe insurance company approve it?

an amo Robyn was used, R—?

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Tune up

whenever it comes time for me too get my batteries recharged or however they do it how much down time is there? Is it similar to when it gets first installed or how’s that work?

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CRT-P

Looks like I may have pacemaker induced cardiomyopathy. EP couldn't definitively tell me that's what is causing cardiomyopathy (40% EF) but I've been ventricle pacing at over 90% for a few years and I have a wide QRS (>150ms) so ventricles are definitely outta sync.  EP recommends a CRT-P and I'm set to have it placed in less than 2 weeks.  This will be my 3rd PM in 4 years:(

Any thoughts?  What kind of battery life would I get vs a standard dual lead P...

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Battery life warnings

Hi all, I have a Biotonic Evia DR-T Pro-MRI pacemaker implanted 2013. I have been told that this model does not give off a warning alarm for low battery like a lot of other pacemakers do ie a beeping sound . Do I have to rely on the clinic to know when a change is needed ?

Any input would be appreciated.

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Adding another lead

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Hi all.

It looks like I am almost 5 years in and I will need another lead added.

Can anyone tell me what their experience was having one added to their existing installation.

Was it as invasive as the first? Recovery time? Etc.

Thanks in advance. Was hoping to not see this day for a long time. However, onward and upward 

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Leads

Hi  How far do the leads go in to the heart,and of course the leads are inserted via a vein which I would think ensures safety against dislodgement.

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Icd

Does anyone else have the St.Jude ICD with the defective battery? It could go any time and be dead within 1-2 days. They said it is not necessary to change it out early, but makes me nervous about traveling and being far away! Thanks!

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Backup to pacemaker battery life?

Since August 2018 I have had 2 check ups and both times was told I had 9 months left on the current pacemaker battery. In November they went as far as to tell me that I would be called in for a replacement either just before Christmas or in the New Year. Beginning of December I rang as I had not heard anything and was told another checkup was scheduled for end of January and "not to worry as the pacemaker has a guaranteed back up of 3 more months when the battery ends". I rang again...

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Help with VT

Good Morning. I’m writing this from the hospital and need some help. I received my Dual Chamber PM 7/26/18 and had no issues whatsoever until 1/05/19. While drying off my dog I stood up and went into VT. It was prolonged (30+ minutes) resulting in a trip to the ER and overnight stay. I was discharged and had a subsequent VT about two weeks later while putting my duvet cover on my duvet  

EP has just told me he thinks my lead may have punctured my septum but says that is not t...

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Best Cardiologist and Hospital for battery change in Kuwait

I have dual chamber Medtronic pacemaker implanted in 2005. I would like to know the best hospital & doctor in Kuwait to have the battery change of my pacemaker. It is more than 13 years living with my pacemaker and the change of the battery is due is next 6 months. Please share your experience. Many thanks.

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noise picked up 677 times?

Hi ,just wondering if anyone has had noise picked up from their leads inside their pacemaker? I was told I had 677 recorded events of noise in the last year. The tech said it could be a lead worn out or rubbing in my chest,not sure what caused this.

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"old" leads

My Dr said I had an "old" lead implanted in 1990, and that could drain the V. quicker. Anyone with that same situation? Any suggestions or comments to slow down the drainage?

Thanks

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Pacemaker replacement

Dear All, My father is implanted with a CRT-D (Medtronic Model: DTBC2D4) in Hyderabad, India in June 2017. (It is been only 1.5yrs old). Now, the doctor & technican says that the battery life left over is only 6months, and the doctor is suggesting us to go for the device replacement.

We are surprised and disappointed at this moment, since it is only 1.5year since the device is implanted. I dont understand how can a costly device would work only for 1.5 years. We were told...

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Pacemaker Leads

So let me get this straight,when the surgeon implants the PM he leaves an excess amount of leads,so when it comes time to use the arm again fully the leads extend and don't pull on the heart muscle even though the leads are fully implanted in the heart muscle and screwed in.Some feedback please.

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Pacemaker surgery

Hi everyone my question is I have had my 2 pacemaker put in 2 years ago and still have my original wires from 2003 and they are using more energy then normal I have a dual lead I have to have my pacemaker checked at the end of the month the last time I had it checked they said I had 18 months left on it when they do change the battery are they going to just cap off both wires and put 2 new ones in?

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Bettery run out so quickly

Mi niece got a pacemaker for a total block when she was born exactly 2 years ago. 

She got all the follow-up controls checks and parents were always told that everything was perfect.

Today, exactly after 2 years of the initial surgery doctors said that the battery needs to be replaced because it run out due to the use. 

Mi sister is overwhelmed by the news when she was informed at the beginning that it was going to last about 5 years. 

They live is...

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My Battery Replacement

I had a Medtronic (ADDR model) placed in 2008 and it was replaced last October with a W1DR01. For all of 2018, every month, I sent a reading to the pacemaker lab at my clinic. They said it was saying I had a month left! That seemed contradictory to me that for a year the forecast is a month left, but never mind. When it went into conservation mode, and I could see from a little experimentation that it was giving me a steady 65 bpm, I knew it was replacement time.

What bugs me is what ha...

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Lead extraction

Hi all 

Im more then likely going to have my RV lead extracted, due to having alot of pain chest area neck and arm, angiogram shows its possible that the electro rode has moved further and perforated the pericardium, they say i have a pericardial,and they think the lead could be the cause,

 

The rv lead has been there for 17 years,can this be done after so long inside, Im so worried

dont know what way to go, Any of you out there have had this issue would love...

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