Pacemaker Moved

Hello everyone. I had my icd put in at the end of Oct 2009. In Dec 2009, I had a second surgery to reattach the ventricle lead to my heart. I just found out that my icd moved and the atrial lead is not working. My doctor wants me to go in for a third surgery next Monday to reposition the icd and leads. She wants to have the surgeon stitch it down. Has anyone ever heard of this or had it done? My icd is on my left side above my breast and below my shoulder. Thanks for all your help.

Lorraine

2 Comments

Lead stirching??

by musser75 - 2010-04-22 01:04:23

Hi lorraine,
it is not far from the first implantation of your ICD. I would suggest to remove the atrial and place and active atrial lead instead of the older one ( it gets screwed in right atrium ). I just don't know what exactly what your doctor has meant, indeed "stitching by surgery" means for me a small operation where the chest gets opened and leads are screwed on the epicardial surface ( on the heart) Although, as I know epicardial ICD leads are not porduced any more.
musser75, md, cardiologist,

pacemakers moving

by Pookie - 2010-04-23 09:04:16

Yes, mine moved. it went into my armpit. I had it repositioned 5 months after the initial surgery. and this time I got a cardiac surgeon to do the surgery and he made darn sure it was sutured down this time as the vascular surgeon who did the initial surgery didn't.

it can happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also had my upper lead fall 3 times :)

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