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Why is there tachycardia after pacemaker implantation for bradycardia?
Query: Hello doctor, My father's heart rate was low and fainting, syncope occurs twice. The doctor suggested a permanent pacemaker for bradycardia. After pacemaker implantation, he was fine for 45 days but now his pulse rate increases and fluctuate from 70 to 100 rapidly and some chest pain for 1 or 2 min... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is likely a part of the syndrome called as a tachy-brady syndrome. Here, patients sometimes develop slow heart rate while sometimes a fast heart rate. Slow heart rate is taken care of by pacemaker and for high heart rate needs medicines like Ivabradine. So, usua... Read Full »
I suffer from chest pain. Kindly review my ECG reports.
Query: Hello doctor, I need a few of my ECG’s read from my health records. I have chest pain, sharp that spreads across the chest, shortness of breath, rapid or fluttering heartbeat. Extremely low pulse rate to extremely high. At present, I have not been able to get my heart rate below 120 BMP for a... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is not relief of your chest pain only. Diagnosis of your problem and proper treatment has to be started. A beta blocker is effective in lowering fast heart rate but in case of bradycardia, it will further reduce the heart rate. To identify any sinus pause is there or... Read Full »
Why do palpitations occur even after pacemaker implantation?
Query: Hello doctor, My 71-year-old father was admitted to the hospital for palpitation occurrence and fast heart beating at 143 beats per minute. He was feeling dizzy in the morning. He was given injections to reduce the heart rate and has taken Holter monitoring for one day. He had previously undergone t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. I have gone through the report that you have provided. He is having the tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome. In this case, the pacemaker avoids his bradycardia episodes only. For his tachycardia episodes, drugs can be given. Sometimes the drug controls it perfectly... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 43-year-old female having daily bradycardiac episodes (down to 40 when active at work, the heart just drops, I feel it is happening) and tachycardiac episodes all day (ranging from 118 to 160 resting). I have palpitations all the time. I woke up with them at 3 am. I have worn a mon... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. Please send me your electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, holter report so I can guide you accordingly. Without these, nothing can be inferred. Thank you. Read Full »
Do I need to get my VDD pacemaker replaced?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been implanted with a VDD pacemaker due to Brady-tachy syndrome for ten years. My condition improved, and medication was stopped (Amiadorone and Metoprolol). I pace less than 3 % when interrogated. Now the battery is depleting, and my doctor said I need a replacement even though... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. What is your age? Read Full »