A 32-year-old member asked:

What is the life expectancy of person with pacemaker due to heart block?

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Dr. Mark Landersanswered

Cardiology - Cardiac Electrophysiology 33 years experience

Life with pacemaker: Pacers simply replace the electrical system in the heart but do not shorten life expectancy. Other heart issues like significant coronary/valve disease or congestive heart failure are the main heart issues that affect life expectancy. If placed for slow heart rates (sick sinus syndrome) or heart block then no specific reduction in life expectancy is noted.

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Dr. Jason Rubensteinanswered

Cardiology 22 years experience

It Varies: If heart block is the only cardiac issue, a pacemaker should fully correct this and cause no shortening of a person's life expectancy.

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A 33-year-old member asked:

Life expectancy of person with pacemaker and heart block?

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Dr. Mark Milunskianswered

Cardiology 39 years experience

Pacemakers: It depends on the age of the patient, overall health of the patient, and probably most importantly, what type of heart problem the pacemaker was used to treat and what caused the heart problem.

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A 46-year-old member asked:

Life expectancy of person with heart block?

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Dr. Cynthia Thaikanswered

Cardiology 33 years experience

Depends: Life expectancy would depend on the type of heart block, the age at which occurring, the underlying etiology, the associated comorbiditiea, and the type of treatment.

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A 36-year-old female asked:

Are Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation the same as Atrial Tachycardia? If different, can the Atrial Tachycardia convert to AF/Afib? I have prior ablation due to AVNRT SVT and on pacemaker for total heart block. How come now I also get AT?

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A 59-year-old male 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?

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A 36-year-old female asked:

How can I get my heart doc to listen about the placement of my pacemaker? I have x-ray's that show its moved & my quality of life is no longer there.

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A 27-year-old male asked about a 87-year-old female:

Does medical marijuana, with high cannabidiol and low THC content, have negative interactions with lisinopril, hydrochlorothiazide, and a pacemaker that performs 87% of an elderly person's heart beat?

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A 54-year-old female asked:

My husband grandmother is 95 and is becoming extremely frail and ailing. His mum said she thought is grandma did not have a pacemaker she would have past away. Is this true? Does the pacemaker keep her alive so she would not die of heart failure due to

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