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What Causes Irregular Heart Rate Despite The Pacemaker?
3 years ago my husband had a 3rd degree block the reason why he has a pacemaker ....his been experienceng irregular heart rate ... in fact i brought him to the hopsital last year , they said its a pvc"s which the doctor in the hopsital said its not life treathening , we saw his cardio doctor and he said its not something to worry about ... but lately again in fact its been 2 weeks his been having irregular heart rate , and everytime i feel his pulse its just bad its scares me to death ... it will happen everyday for 3 to 4 hrs and then will go back to normal when his lying down and sleeping ....in the morning its ok but in the afternoon its bad again , ... i thought pace maker will regulate the heart beat of the heart.?. is this something that is really serious ..?
Wed, 29 Aug 2018
Hi,
Which pacemaker is he inserted is it single chamber or dual chamber or biventricular pacemaker? It is possible that it may be pacemaker syndrome or over sensing or under sensing pacemaker, etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Please consult your cardiologist/electrophysiologist they will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
Which pacemaker is he inserted is it single chamber or dual chamber or biventricular pacemaker? It is possible that it may be pacemaker syndrome or over sensing or under sensing pacemaker, etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Please consult your cardiologist/electrophysiologist they will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
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