At my last PM appointment I was told my heart rate never got much above 80 bpm. I have noticed that when I exert myself it will often send my heart into AFB that lasts as long as a day. I suspect that my heart has a sinus rhythm problem when it is asked to exceed the 80 bpm. It has happened before during a stress test etc before I got my pm. My 2 wire pacemaker does not do anything during these episodes. Any comments?

 

Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone here had been diganosed with pulmonary hypertension and had a successful pregnancy?

Due to the doctors mistake of giving me permission to have a baby and then failing to tell me that my echocardiogram showed that I developed pulmonary hypertension, I became pregnant and now am dealing with the difficult decisions regarding the pregnancy as I was given a 50/50% chance of surviving the pregnancy. Thank you all in advance!

love and hugs,
britt<3

 

Good evening anyone,
I am now 66, had my Pacemaker implanted at age 57. Never had any problems until then. Is 57 an early age for this? Is there any connection to PTSD. Served as a infantryman in Vietnam in the 60's, gunshot wound 6 months into the "tour". ( extremenities, not body mass proper) Any relationship to ischemic heart disease??

Any / all information greatly appreciated

Bruce A. Masters

 

Hello, I have had my ICD and PM for about 5 weeks. So far they are still messing with the setting and really hasn't helped my situation from what I can tell. Anyway my question is that since they started me back on higher doses of my medication after my last echo and found my EF was low again I have more shortness of breath and my nose seems more stuffy than usual. I have always needed allergy medication but just the normal dose. Now It is not unusual for me to take 3 different kinds of allergy medication a day. It helps the congestion of course but it also seems to help me breath easier and shortness of breath. Has anyone else had this happen to them. Thanks in advance for any responses.

 

Hey everyone,

Yesterday I went in for a tilt table test and a possible reveal monitor. I ended up not getting the reveal monitor due to passing out on the tilt table. 8 minutes after standing I started feeling hot and clammy and dizzy and nauseated and that is the last thing I remember. One minute late I wake up laying down with about 10 heads above me. They were getting ready to bag mask me and start CPR, I had flatlined for 39 seconds. The longest they had had. My cardiologist informed me I will most likely have to get a pacemaker in the future but she wants to hold off for awhile since I am only 25 and try another medication option and have me do PT and wear compression hose(talk about expensive $144 with insurance). So now I...

 

how many are on blood thiners

 

A friend in the road who has a pacemaker has two blocked arteries. We both live in the UK. The UK is seeking to save 50 billion pounds. That is an incredible amount of money. He has asked for a couple of stents, quite a reasonable request . But when he saw the specialist down here in Devon he was told " We don't believe in stents anymore". I find this comment quite shocking as I suspect they are just trying to save money. He is now quite breathless and I am very worried he will have a heart attack. I feel very sorry for him. Peter

 

I have had mp St. Jude pacemaker about a year and one half now. I have been getting a lot of shoulder pain lately. Seems to be cause by pacemaker discomfort. My device is just under the skin not under the muscle. My wife can see it plain as day from the outline of it. Protrudes much more when I am more active around the house. Washed the car yesterday and now I pay for days with pain in this left shoulder. Anybody else have this? Is it common. If so then so be it.
Thanks
Mark Fowler

 

My heart has been racing at random moments - even during rest. Went for a check today and turns out my heart has jumped up to the 170s by itself. My heart has never gone that high on it's own. I have complete Av heartblock, mitral valve prolapse, and sinus node issues. Now this. They put me on diltiazem 24hr ER 180mg daily (generic for cardizem CD). My heart's typically beating too slow - now too fast too??! I'm feeling defeated right now being only 26 and depending on two contradicting treatments. Anyone experienced this? They are giving the med two weeks to see how well it works. Might have to go on more meds and if that doesn't work it'd mean a defib too. Any advice or encouragement? I am typically an optimist but right now I'm terribly...

 

Does anyone have any expereince with this drug for cardio inhibitory syncope? This is the last medication the doctors are prescribing my daughter before she gets a pace maker. SHe is EXHAUSTED, feels dizzy and nauseated most of the time. She has learned to stop herself from passing out but has at least two severe waves a day. Need to hear from anyone who might have been on this drug as well. Thanks so much.

 

Just saw a new TV AD for Pradaxa. It starts by warning people that any sign of irregular heart beat (not just afib) could greatly increase the risk of stroke, and tells us to "Ask your doctor about Pradaxa".

This new fear ad is going to have a large group of people being prescribed the med for PVC's and other benign arrhythmias.

frank

 

I ran across Roemheld Syndrome while researching something totally different. For some of you who have had cardiac symptoms after eating a large meal it might be worth investigating. According to the articles I've read it is very hard to diagnose and unless the person is actually having an attack at the time of a cardiac workup.

If you are interested try Googling it.

frank

 

I am new to this site and have appreciated reading all the comments. Hopefully someone can help me with my situation.

I have had heart issues all of my adult life as a result of rheumatic fever as a child. About 17 years ago I had a mitro valve replacement (stainless steel) with no problems. Of course, I'm on blood thinners for the rest of my life. I'm also in afib and have been for most of my life and have learned to function quite normally in spite of it.

About 3 months ago I started having bouts of rapid heat beats (apx 150 bpm) which would last for several minutes and after resting for 5-10 minutes would then go away. This would happen almost every day for about a month. Then one day my heart rate dropped t...

 

I am taking metropolol to control my rate and it does not seem to be working, but I am only taking 12.5 mg twice per day. Does anyone have experience with this drug? This is my last resort before AV node ablation. No other drug has been successful at stopping my afib and the high rate is damaging my heart.

 

I finally downloaded a hard copy and digested yer thought's WELL SAID, I'll be able to discuss this better with the Medtronic tech on Monday...yer swell, bless ya!

 

They prescibed Pradaxa for me at the hospital but then I talked to my Nurse Practionor on a follow up appointment yesterday she said I was too young to be taking Pradaxa Im 46. Is Pradaxa or Coumidim the only drug of choice for PM Afib. I am taking baby asprin, coreg and lincinpril, alot of side effects with Pradaxa or Coumidim has any tried natural herbs as a blood thinner (Fish Oil)
I have seen first hand what Coumidim can do, not good things my aunt was on it.


Thanks

 

I went on a cruise ship with my wife and parents the day after Thanksgiving when I caught a “cold” or an “upper respiratory tract infection” the 1st day. I felt the motion of the boat when on land for days after that sensation subsided for my wife and I was dizzy. I exercised about 1 week after the cruise and about 8 min into the elliptical, I felt like I was going to faint, so I stopped. I felt palpitations the rest of that day. The next morning, I decided to exercise again despite my wife’s concern. I’m a scientist so I had to do the experiment. I put on the heart rate (HR) monitor and began. I noticed the HR climb to about 132 beats/min and about 8 min into that, I passed out. That was my first time ever fainting. I felt palpitations a...

 

I crafted a reply to frank and heidi about their comments, but seem to have lost them...I'm such a techno-dinosaur.

THANK YOU both!! I think I understand...that my NP/tech reset my "treatment" limits from 60/160 bpm to 70/176 bpm to improve ramp-up during exercise.. The tracking RR was changed from 130 to 140 but I don't see much change. At max exertion, I still crash after 1 minute even though O2 looks ok.

My HR goes from 45-60-75-125 bpm in about 45 seconds, but that's a LONG 45 SECONDS!
I'll read more in yer article and follow up with my Cardio NP next week- This is a GREAT site--plain talk-te comprendo

 

I'm hitting the wall in my cardio-exercise program at the gym. I've been tracking PR and O2 as I walk-run on the treadmill for the past 3 months. Both seem to be improving; but, when I go into run mode I go anaerobic within 1 minute. PR drops to the 60's then recover 75-112-120BPM. BUT I have already crashed and cannot run any further.
Any ideas? and what is a Diffusion capacity test?

 

My HR was 40 before the Pacemaker and I could aleays tell when I went into Afib. Since the pacemaker I thought I was doing fine until they called and told me I was in Afib. I was put on Pradaxa and a new drug Multaq. I am tolerating them well but I don't think I can stay on Multaq permanently while in Afib ( I will ask Dr.). I used to come out of Afib on my own but since the pacemaker it hasn't happened. Has anyone been cardioverted with there pacemaker? I wanted to see if that would put me in rhythm. I have a wirless St. Jude PM.
Thanks
Joe