Jolts in Chest

I'm sorry I forgot to add to my comments about the jolts in the chest that my pacemaker has been checked several times by the Medtronics rep and the leads are working well and firing about 33% of the time. None of the jolts or any problems were picked up by the check. Strange????

Georgeh4

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Hi,

by Gellia2 - 2007-10-30 10:10:24

I had something similar. I have a Medtronic Enpulse. This pacer and most of these newer ones has an automatic impedance check of the wires. Mine went every three hours and I got a jolt three times every three hours like clockwork. It gave "clockwatching" new meaning! LOL If you can find out if it comes at the same time each evening it may be the impedance check. The only way to find out is to check the impedance of the wires, not something that is routinely done.
I pace all the time so I didn't need that feature. They just turned it off. No more jolts! Ask your doctor to check this out for you.
Best to you and Good Luck,
Gellia

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by Bu - 2007-11-06 01:11:28

Hi, for me the problem went away when they decreased the output. Initially it was set high and I felt every time it paced my atria, ventricle.

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