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Will A Pace Maker Make Any Improvement For Blockage In Heart?
WOULD A PACEMAKER MAKE ANY IMPROVEMNT TO MY DAD. HE IS NINETYFIVE, HAS NO MEDICAL CONDITIONS. HE IS ABLE TO WALK WITH A FRAME. HE HAS COLLAPESEDTWO WEEKS AGO, THEY MENTIONED A PACEMEAKER. HE DOES HAVE HEART BLOCK (TRI -- SOMETHING) BUT I FEEL THAT AT HIS AGE IF THATS THE WAY HE GOES THAT WOULD BE RIGHT.
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM. Thank you for your question. I understand your concern.
Your father appears to have trifascicular block or third degree atrioventricular block. No matter which is the right diagnose of these two, pacemaker implantation is indicated. I can understand that your main concern is about his age, since he is in the oldest old age-group of patients (a dekagenarian). I would take the liberty and inform you that the oldest patient to have pacemaker implanted, in our clinic's experience, is a 103 years old lady. As I write, she should be 106 by now and was last checked last month. Even though the greatest fear is that this is a delicate age, my opinion is that pacemaker implantation is a safe procedure. Of course, I am not saying that the risks are the same for him, as they are for, let us say, a 65 years old person. Still, my opinion remains the same.
I hope I was helpful with my answer. Good luck.
Your father appears to have trifascicular block or third degree atrioventricular block. No matter which is the right diagnose of these two, pacemaker implantation is indicated. I can understand that your main concern is about his age, since he is in the oldest old age-group of patients (a dekagenarian). I would take the liberty and inform you that the oldest patient to have pacemaker implanted, in our clinic's experience, is a 103 years old lady. As I write, she should be 106 by now and was last checked last month. Even though the greatest fear is that this is a delicate age, my opinion is that pacemaker implantation is a safe procedure. Of course, I am not saying that the risks are the same for him, as they are for, let us say, a 65 years old person. Still, my opinion remains the same.
I hope I was helpful with my answer. Good luck.
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