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Pacemakers using the human heart’s own vibrations.


When Amin Karami and Daniel Inman, aerospace engineering researchers at the University of Michigan, began to work with materials which generate power from physical stress, they weren’t looking for a medical breakthrough. They were, in an endeavor more directly appropriate to their profession, looking to design a light unmanned aircraft which could be powered by the vibrations of its own wings. But as they looked at the properties of certain power-generating piezoelectric materials, they de...

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Recall

A couple of months ago I was told my cardiologist that St. Jude Medical had a recall on some of their devices due to a faulty lead. I'm thankful mine was not part of that recall. I was wondering if anyone out there had to have a lead replacement & what was the experience like? This is a very frightening thought.

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the best option?

Which of the dual chamber rate responsive pacemaker would be best for an 8 year old child from following perspectives: Restoration of physiology, longevity and the size of the scar and bulge! She has had a medtronic, epicardiac, single chamber rate responsive, kappa device 6 yrs ago.which now needs to be replaced by a dual chamber device. I am afraid doctors may have proprietary interests that dictates their choice.

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Noise

I had my fourth pacemaker implanted in August 2011 and I am currently experiencing "noise" in the atrial lead. Specifically when I cross my arms, or press my left arm against a table or door or even my mattress at night, my heart starts to pound (my current pacemaker is implanted on the left side). Have any of you experienced this condition? What do you think is happening?

My EP ordered a venogram and discovered that the veins on my left side were too blocked to go through and so he c...

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lead damage

I'm seven weeks into my dual chamber pacer. Just wondering if maybe I've done damage to the leads...much busier than I should be, I suppose. How much activity does it take to damage the leads or pull them out? I'm back to walking with no light headness, so maybe I'm OK? Have any of you damaged your leads after implantation?

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Lead Extraction after 20 yrs?

Hi, I am new to this group but doing research. I have had a pacemaker since 1978. I am on pacemaker #5 and on my second set of wires, of which one was implated Dec 1987; the other April of 1996. My old wire is using up my battery life fast - I am told that the next time I will have to have a new wire..possibly two. In researching, I've found this is life threatening to remove the wires. I have one set of wires that have been abandoned on right side; the other wires were place in my left sid...

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small shock from my lips

Does any one have information about a possible shock from thier Pm, when I dring a Cold drink ice Coffee I often get a small zap from the cup and my lips? only happens whitha Cold Drink...

Also Have Had a Head ache for about 5 days now located on Right side and down my Neck, Can 145/80 cause any problems like this... Off all meds except for Comadin 5 mg a day in sinus no sign of a fib..

Hope every one is doing well
Pete Damron
Texas

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waiting for pacemaker upgrade

I just accidently came into this. read a few experences that they ask about..somone ask about when can get new one ins. does not pay till it goes all way out...i found mine on tele. ck.they were counting down...had to waiting a mo for next one by time got . it does not have fancy things like pacemaker but is sufficient...not too bad.another exeperence was going out andin attrill fib...i was feeling bad and could feel it no one woulld listen to me.when was having a check she said that i was goin...

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New Pacemaker

I sm the recipient of a new pacemaker. I believe the leads are covered by some type of silicone coating and I am very concerned. I developed antibodies to silicone back in the early 90's along with a connective tissue disease related to Lupus. This has caused great suffering. I am sensitive to a number of things and various drugs. It is my understanding that silicone can become a part of various body proteins, thus resulting in antibodies to the involved proteins. I realize that this concern mig...

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Medtronic ADDRO1

Really appreciate this PM club, It really solved a lot of my silly questions. I recently goes for another Dr , he told me that i suppose to place PM Modal DDDR01, Instead of modal ADDR01. What is this two differences, Oh my gods, i just have my pm last 2 years and now he say that is more suitable. I really sad when i heard this Dr explanation and i really dont know what to do now, My next appointment with the 1 Dr is next months, I wonder how to face the Dr.
Did anybody found up and change...

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medicare battery life percentage

My ICD battery is starting to get low. I was told the battery had to get below a certan percentage before medicare would pay for replacement. What is the percentage of battery life before medicare will pay for replacing my St Jude ICD?

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What if....

I am fully dependant on a pacemaker due to a surgically induced complete heart block. I have recently reached my ERI.

What would be the manifestations when my PM reaches the end of its life? Since i am fully dependant, would it be quick? Or I may have symptoms due to congestive cardiac failure? What are the likely symptoms and the duration. Please explain.

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new

Hello,

My husband has a Biotronik Cylos DR since 2008.  We received a call from the clinic saying they couldn’t get a reading on his pacemaker and to do a phone check.  He did the phone check, but they still couldn’t get a reading so we went to Jackson.  He was put on 2 machines as they thought it was the battery, but we have 3 years on the battery since they finally got the reading, but said the top chamber in the electrical part is just quivering and...

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Should i be worried?

HELLO :)
I hope someone out there can help me.

I'm 22 years old and i've had my pacemaker since i was 13. Its positioned just under my left armpit. I've never had any problems with it until it came to a box change last year due to the battery. Ever since i had the operation its been giving me no end of pain. Everything i do, whenever i move or even lye down its painful. Because of this i convinced my surgeon to operate on me agin, simply to just reposition the box to see if thi...

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Hospital visit

The hospital did xrays and cat scan to check my heart they said it was lung inflamation,but it feels now like a lead problem,i'm having pain on my left shoulder blade,and heart palpatations,i have been careful with my left arm and it has only been a month since my pacemaker surgery,they had to repair the leads a day after surgery,how do i know for sure?

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Need your action

I am a current full-time MBA student at Said Business School of University of Oxford, UK, and (together with other four fellow students) working on an entrepreneurship project and the subject matter of the project is "application wireless data and power transter on implantable cardiac pacemakers". The so called wireless technology is a new one developed by a subsidiary of University of Oxford called ISIS Innovation Centre and we, as the EP group, had the idea that this technology would be a perf...

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muscle pain in my back

Every time I am running now, I feel enough muscle pain in the left side of my back just in the middle (the side where my pace maker is inserted), and I am wondering if that muscle pain has something to do with my pacemaker that has been inserted since September 2009. Please any comments to cool me down

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Lead extraction, location

I've been lurking around the forum for years and have found so much comfort realizing that I'm not the only one going through some of this stuff!

After some dizzy spells and heart palpitations, I had my four an a half year old pacemaker interrogated only to find out that my 10 year old ventricular lead was failing. Seeing as how I pace 100% of the time in my ventricle, this is apparently a problem. I was told there are two options in this situation, to leave the old in, or to have it...

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PM longevity

Hi again,
When the device form shows "EST remaining longevity: 2.81 v months/years," does that mean that I have 2 months or 2 years left remaining on my PM battery? Thanks.

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Lead Replaced 5 weeks after insertion

Hi, I'm new to the forum and saw some posts about lead replacements. I just got back from lead revision surgery. I had 3rd degree heart block on Jan 4th and had a St Jude Pacemaker placed. About 10 days later I had severe muscle pain in my right breast. I told the dr about it when I went back for my 3 weeks check up since it was occuring frequently. He said it shouldn't have anything to do with my heart. However the examination showed my atrial lead wasn't responding. A week later the pai...

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