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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.
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.
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Will A Pace Maker Make Any Improvement For Blockage In Heart?
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.