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Missed beats with Pacemaker

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  1. Had my first checkup one month after Pacemaker was inserted. They said
    everything seems fine but the technician mentioned that I had had
    13,700+ missed beats in the month. She said it seems a lot but
    Cardiologist made no comment. It is a dual chamber P/maker meant to
    prevent the rate going below 60 or abov 130. I feel better but don't
    understand about the missed beats as I understood the decision to fit
    PM was because of them. Had a new MV last yr and ben told I now have
    1st deg heart block. Am I safe with all these mised beats and heart
    block generally continue to deteriorate? Diana

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    Had my first checkup one month after Pacemaker was inserted. They said
    everything seems fine but the technician mentioned that I had had
    13,700+ missed beats in the month. She said it seems a lot but
    Cardiologist made no comment. It is a dual chamber P/maker meant to
    prevent the rate going below 60 or abov 130.

    Pacemakers can increase heart rate but are unable to slow heart rate.

    Quoted message said:

    I feel better but don't
    understand about the missed beats as I understood the decision to fit
    PM was because of them.

    Missed beats are typically a misnomer for premature or early beats. PMs
    do prevent "pauses".

    Quoted message said:

    Had a new MV last yr and ben told I now have
    1st deg heart block. Am I safe with all these mised beats and heart
    block generally continue to deteriorate? Diana

    Diana, 1st deg heart block typically does not deteriorate to higher grade
    block.

    --
    Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
    Board-Certified Cardiologist
    http://www.heartmdphd.com/

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