Have a pacemaker usage %?

Last appointment I went 1% using the pacemaker to being completely dependent on the pacemaker. He said I am in sinus Rythm in the ventricals but not in the atrium or lower chambers. He said its not firing all the way down. I confused about it. What would cause the drastic change like that.
Thanks Karen

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by Tracey_E - 2013-04-28 10:04:01

Why did you get it in the first place? Sinus is from the sinus node in the atria (upper chambers) not the ventricles. If you have an av block, the signal doesn't make it from the sinus node to the ventricles (lower chambers).

It's pretty odd to go from 1% to 100%, perhaps you misunderstood and weren't at 1% to begin with? 1% sensing would be the same as 99% pacing.

It's possible to suddenly develop av block. It happens to people all the time, that's why a lot of them end up with a pm. Pretty handy to already have the pm!

Why ? Why ? Why ?

by IAN MC - 2013-04-29 04:04:17

Hi Karen .. I too would want to know why the electrical state of your heart seems to have changed but I guess the true answer is that " nobody knows "

I guess most people on here would like to know why they were fit one minute and then suddenly they were fibrillating, or their HR was too slow or too fast or too irregular and next minute they were members of the club they never wanted to join.

..similarly why can a perfectly functioning TV suddenly pack up ?

As Tracey says, it is fairly common to suddenly develop some sort of heart block which seems to have happened in your case ... for some reason the electrical circuits in our hearts seem to have a mind of their own and don't always follow their intended paths.

It really is great to have a PM already installed to take care of these unexpected changes.

Best of luck

Ian






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by Karen - 2013-05-02 01:05:50

I originally got the pacemaker for bradycardia.

You know you're wired when...

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