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A member asked:
Why would a rate responsive pacemaker using the accelerometer feature begin to increase the heart-rate above the maximum heart-rate programmed?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
It will not: It will not, I have never seen it. The heart itself however can go faster on its own.
Answered 7/23/2014
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