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Underlying Rythm

I went for my first follow-up visit for my pacemaker that was implanted one month ago. I was given a detailed print out of the settings. The one thing I am not certain about is the meaning of "SR 70's" for Underlying Rhythm. Can anyone clear this up for me? Thank you, Dennis

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Reading ECGs

I don't know about you but as a new recipient of a pacemaker due to sudden onset bradycardia I was fascinated by the ECG readouts. It looks terribly technical but I recently came across this site:

www.ambulancetechnicianstudy.co.uk/card.html

Not only does it give a brief refresher on the anatomy of the circulation and electrical system of the heart but also explains how it works with good diagrams all those PQRS and T waves that march across the graph paper. It has examples...

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Questions I should ask

My morning fix is now a cup of coffee, english muffin and logging on to pacemaker.org. I have a three week, three day appointment on Friday with my cardiologist. My main question is why at rest does my HR speed up in the evening and why in the AM is my blood pressure so high. Hopefully he won't say I don't know. Those of you who are so knowledgeable, if you can remember back to your first cardiologist visit after implant, would you suggest questions to ask that I might not realize need asking. I...

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systolic changes

Had my first pm on dec 4 and all went well. Have noticed that the systolic is hanging out at around 135 to 145. Prior to crt-d by Boston Scien. It had been around 120. I have had a wide qrs at about .190 for many years [I am 67 now] have read that with the LV becoming in sync with the RV that there can be some pressure increases. Electro doc didn't mention and I don't have an appointment until in March. Pressure has been ok when get checked at the cardios office, but don't believe it. It is...

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Just wondering

I got a pacemaker put in last week. I feel great! But sometimes, while sitting, not often though......I get palpitations in my lower throat. I go to my doctor next week and he's good so I'm sure he;ll fine tune. I just wanna know what questions to ask. Thanks
nikiski

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New

Hello,
First and foremost my name is Hayes, I am a 24 year old male, who just had my first pace maker put in on 12/12/12. I was born with d-transposition of the great arteries. (heart works backwards) I have had 2 open heart surguries, countless caths a melody valve and most recently the pace maker. Said pace maker is a medtronic one. I go in on 1/4 for a pacer check and for them to turn it on. I am kind of nervous as to what to expect when that happens. Can any one tell me how that is and...

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strange feeling

Good Morning! had a strange odd sensation last night. I was wondering if anyone has had it Also, or would know what qas up.
I was sitting in the lazyboy chair late watching tv, not doing anything. I started ro feel my heart beating in my back, almost like a twitching feelings, it went on for like a hour or so. I thought well perhaps it was a muscle just twitching. Then I decided its weird ok its been going on too long time to investigate.
I monitored my heart rate and it flew to like...

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QUESTION

do anybody know medtronic care link has a website for patient to get the result from ? my pm doctor said i can get my full pacemaker result ... I don't know where should i need look for ....

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BiVentricular/ICD

Had a checkup today for my new ICD. All went well except the Dr was not happy with how much swelling there was. So he stopped my coumadin for a week to help the healing process.

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Correction from. Previous message

Thanks Tracy for responding. So nice of everyone. I meant to say I went from60-70 and not the other way around. I think about mine all the time, I know it's not normal, wish I could just let it go

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Pacemaker settings

I hear different opinions on this post. In short can anyone give me a definitive answer on whether or not changing my pm setting to 70 from 60. I asked the setting guy to make the change, just because I thought maybe I would be less tired. I'm only 63. I do not want to needlessly run down my battery. Does it or doesn't it?
Don't feel much different except that I sometimes feel like I'm a little short of breath, or the sensation that I'm not getting a full breath. I also am aware that I have...

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More problems

I have a PM and have had it a little over a year. It is a Boston Scientific. After a while, I could feel it kicking in and had pain every time.

A Boston Scientific tech checked it along with my EP. They decided to adjust the settings and it worked for a while.

Now, lately, I have what feels like a flutter in my chest. It comes and goes. I can't stand the feeling as it is in my heart.
I had it checked again with the EP and was told it was working fine and I am on...

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An "ethical" question....

I am curious if any of you have had your pacemaker settings changed w/out your consent? A cardiologist I was seeing told the pacemaker nurse to lower my daytime heart rate, without discussing it with me at all. I walked around for 2 months feeling like dirt before I found out what happened. They said they were "testing" me to see if I would notice. I didn't appreciate the deceptiveness, and if it had been discussed w/ me, I could have told them I couldn't tolerate a lower heart rate.

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Second opinion

Hi
I posted in october about my pm adjustment and dr's opinion that the pm implanted april 2011 was a wrong mode for me. I was implanted with a VDD pacer. The 2nd dr is also of the same opinion. He was said i have a sinus arrest in which the heart pauses for sometime before going back to a normal rythm. I have done again the echo, stress and holter tests which turned out normal structually but with a lot of ventricular and supraventicular premature beats.

My pm was interrogated a...

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Disconnecting the PM

I have had a PM for 2 years now and am still having issues with it, every setting is good for a few months and then it acts up again.
Recently, it starting pacing on its own, even when I was just relaxing. Luckily it did its dance when I was in for my check up and they saw it all on the screen... I had not been able to explain to the doctor what was happening, but knew it was not normal.
After couple of calls to the company, with no response, and being 4pm, my Cardiologist had left fo...

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Thank you Traci

Took your advice, called in, told to come in this afternoon. Went in, 2+ hour drive, well worth it, low reading was pvcs, sore spot they're not sure did a blood culture, and the EP was hot because I was supposed to have been in there 1st part of Nov. no one called me. He walked in and wanted to know why I missed my appt. I must have looked really surprised. Anyhow it was all good and he tweaked BS and patted my shoulder a couple times and ordered blood tests. When I got home tonight message on...

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Pacemaker setting

I have had a st Jude pacemaker for 4 months now. I am 63. It was discovered I needed a pacemaker after I passed out while driving. Today, I had a dizzy spell similar to what I remember before I blacked out. Is getting dizzy today something I should e concerned about? Does this kind of thing occur. Also, for two months, I had my pacemaker set at 60 . I had it reset about a month ago to 70, just because I thought I might have more energy, I think I do. My concern is does a higher setting mean I wi...

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appointment

EP appt went well. Pacemaker works great! battery has lots of life :)

Happy Holidays,
Elaina

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AAI-DDD Mode

I just got my first pacemaker and want to be sure my intrinsic pulse is not going to be compromised. Can anyone direct me to or explain the way pacemakers are set to switch AAI to DDD modes and how it works?

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low pulse

I need some input..I have a BS pacer for low & slow, take meds for high & fast, put in 9/12/12, Also have copd, on oxygen about 80% of time, will be having a sleep study if I ever get over cold. So about 2 weeks ago had a week dizzy spell while I was on the computor. Walked into the living room to test my oxygen, had it on. Oxygen was 95% PR was 46 I sit there until it hit 60 about 5 or 6 min. It has done that 4 or 5 times that I checked and more that I didn't. I also have a sore spot between th...

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