if my pacemaker battery dies, is there a window of time before new pacemaker must be inserted? ... View answer

My father has had pacemaker installed recently. He's having spasms in his abdomen, chest. Doctor has checked pacemaker & says it's not from it. It's as if he's having hiccups.This new condition ... View answer

I had a pacemaker inserted two weeks ago and now my right arm & hand hurt on the same side as the pacemaker, is there a connection? ... View answer

pains that seem to be under the pacemaker. Is this a problem? ...I was given a pacemaker about 1.5 years ago because at 72 years of age my pulse was 46 and I had ... View answer

years old and has his second pacemaker in right now. He has one more year to go on the pacemaker he has ... just supposed to throw up his hands and die after this pacemaker has run its life or can he... View answer

Can I smoke with a pacemaker?they placed a pacemaker about two months ago and I ve had several cigarettes here and there does the cigarette damage the pacemaker or it dangerous for my heart to smoke... View answer

What symptoms can one expect when a battery is running low with their pacemaker? My pacemaker was ... beeping sound made when the battery is running low and requires a new pacemaker. My... View answer

My Dad had a pacemaker in March of this year. Since the pacemaker he has been experiencing pain in ... prior to the pacemaker. He also is dizzy and unsteady. He is on medications for an irregular heart... View answer

If a pacemaker battery needs to be replaced and the patient does not want to go through that procedure because of their age, what risk is there in a leaving a nonfunctioning pacemaker in the person ... View answer

What would you do if a large hospital mistakenly put the wrong defib/ pacemaker into the chest cavity of somone My husband was supposed to have a Medtronic defib/pacemaker put into his chest but the ... View answer