High Pulse Rate

This is my first post in the forum.  Have several questions.  Will only deal with one per post to keep it simple.   I am 3 months in with a Medtronic 2 lead PM.

Have had sinus bradycardia (heart rate 54-56) for 30 or more years.  Has not been a serious problem until now.

The PM is set at 60. For the first two weeks after insertion therestoing  pulse rate was alway 60 - 62.  After that resting rate is always in the upper 80's.  Does not make sense to me.

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

2 Comments

Doesn't make sense to me either

by IAN MC - 2017-01-28 13:34:42

ALRAY  Welcome to the club .   Sorry to reply to your question with further questions but :-

-  Why did you have a PM fitted for a heart-rate of 54 - 56 if it hadn't been a problem ?

-  How are you measuring your heart-rate now ? Could you be getting false readings ?

- Have you mentioned it to your Dr to find out if your heart condition has changed in any way ?

- Most important question.. how do you feel with a higher resting heart-rate ?  Do you feel any  different ? 

I'm sure people will help if you give a little more info

Ian

 

HEart rate changes after PM fitted

by Chris100 - 2017-02-11 05:43:02

Simliar to you but lower numbers.  I had a resting heart rate of around 40 bpm for a long time, but was really active and keep fit. Due to a couple of fainting spells I had to have a PM fitted.  For the first three months the pM licked in for about 25% of the time as was set at 50 and still is.  However, slowly the PM icks in less and less and now is negligable.  I guess is is the body readjusting to having the PM but also not sure why my Heart rate does not normally go  below 55 bpm

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