Question 1

can inserting a pacemaker help with symptoms?

Accepted Answer

If correlated...: It helps if your symptoms are correlated to slow heart beat or long pauses between heart beats.

Question 2

my cardiologist has said i don't need a pacemaker for my 2nd degree heart block as i don't have symptoms of blacking out etc.  is this good news?

Accepted Answer

Not at all: If you are symptomatic , you may need pacemaker even for first degree heart block. Even if there is no block  and your heart rate is low and you become symptomatic , you are candidate for pacemaker . Black out is one of the indication for pacemaker treatment . In conclusion , while you are blacking out , i would not say , the news is a good one . I would suggest , second opinion.

Question 3

i'm 84 have a pacemaker and am having sharp pains in my chest while lying down. the pain goes away when i sit up. u have no other symptoms ?

Accepted Answer

Talk to your cardio: Your description suggests that it could be related to the pacemaker. I would recommend that you see the cardiologist who implanted the pacemaker to be sure there is no problem.

Question 4

i have been diagnosed with rbbb and left anterior fascicular block. did 48-hour holter and cardio recommends pacemaker. i rarely have symptoms.

Accepted Answer

More info needed: one does not need a pacemaker for rbbb and lafb, therefore, you need to ask cardiologist what is the indication for a pacemaker and if the answer doesn't satisfy you- seek a second opinion and obtain copy of the 48 hr. holter  to bring to that appt.

Question 5

what would the symptoms be if my mother chose//refused to get a new pacemaker generator/battery?

Accepted Answer

Same: Most likely she will develop symptoms similar to the ones she had previous to pacemaker insertion. Most paroxysmal arrhythmias are serious and may result in sudden death.

Question 6

would you recommend a pacemaker for a 60 year old male patient who has long heart pauses (up to 8-9 seconds) only at night or during naps, 30 times per week, but has no other symptoms whatsoever? would the pacemaker extend life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

: The risk of long pauses is heart stoppage or arrhythmia (abnormal beats).  I am hoping you have sought out a cardiologist who can discover the cause of this.  Pacemakers can be life saving and some actually have a mechanism to electroshock the heart to restore rhythm if the beats are too infrequent.  Please have this fellow see a cardiologist and soon.

Question 7

blood pressure is 190/100 and i have a pacemaker. no symptoms at all. history of high bp. recently under a lot of stress.

Accepted Answer

High blood pressure: There are new guidelines on blood pressure measurements. Yours is clearly elevated. Given your history, you need to see your physician as soon as possible.

Question 8

when do you send someone to hospital with chf, pacemaker, defibulator, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? symptoms are worsening with diretics already taken

Accepted Answer

Cardiology: You don't. You have them  see their cardiologist who is responsible for their care.

Question 9

post-pacemaker implant, and still having cardiac symptoms of jaw pain, chest pressure, breathing difficulty...lasts 2 - 5 minutes. pain 8/10.  ?

Accepted Answer

Chest pain: See your doctor, pacer does not generally deal with those particular symptoms, need data from the cath.

Question 10

what people need pacemakers?

Accepted Answer

HeartRhythm or block: The most common indicators for an implanted pacemaker are bradycardia (slow heart rate), tachycardia (fast heart rate) and heart block (when the heart stops beating for several seconds).

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Can inserting a pacemaker help with symptoms?

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My cardiologist has said i don't need a pacemaker for my 2nd degree heart block as i don't have symptoms of blacking out etc. is this good news?

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I'm 84 have a pacemaker and am having sharp pains in my chest while lying down. the pain goes away when i sit up. u have no other symptoms ?

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I have been diagnosed with rbbb and left anterior fascicular block. did 48-hour holter and cardio recommends pacemaker. i rarely have symptoms.

A member asked:

What would the symptoms be if my mother chose//refused to get a new pacemaker generator/battery?

A member asked:

Would you recommend a pacemaker for a 60 year old male patient who has long heart pauses (up to 8-9 seconds) only at night or during naps, 30 times per week, but has no other symptoms whatsoever? would the pacemaker extend life expectancy?

A member asked:

Blood pressure is 190/100 and i have a pacemaker. no symptoms at all. history of high bp. recently under a lot of stress.

A member asked:

When do you send someone to hospital with chf, pacemaker, defibulator, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? symptoms are worsening with diretics already taken

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Post-pacemaker implant, and still having cardiac symptoms of jaw pain, chest pressure, breathing difficulty...lasts 2 - 5 minutes. pain 8/10. ?

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What people need pacemakers?

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